Do nonprofit hospitals sell at a discount compared to for-profit hospitals? This question stems from public concerns about the underpricing of nonprofits, and raises important questions about the nature of nonprofit firms, their objectives, and their managerial efficiency. We address this question using a database of hospital sales prices and find that, contrary to the prevailing wisdom, nonpro...

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I. Introduction Even in states that are, by most standards, flourishing, the demand for public security often exceeds the capacity of states to provide it. So it is that throughout most of the world, the state no longer has a monopoly on policing. Bayley and Shearing (1996; 2001) speak of the multilateralization of policing, by which they mean the variety of institutional forms, public, private...

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The Transportation Research Forum, founded in 1958, is an independent, nonprofit organization of transportation professionals who conduct, use, and benefit from research. Its purpose is to provide an impartial meeting ground for carriers, shippers, government officials, consultants, university researchers, suppliers, and others seeking exchange of information and ideas related to both passenger...

Citizen science can be defined as the process by which any non-scientist collects data or uses the scientific method under the guidance or mentorship of a scientist. This article presents an overview of several marine citizen-science projects as practiced by three non-profit organizations.