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Is Compassion a Good Career Move?

Nonprofit Earnings Differentials from Job Changes

Andrew C. Johnston and Carla Johnston
Journal of Human Resources, October 2021, 56 (4) 1226-1253; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.56.4.0319-10120R1
Andrew C. Johnston
Andrew C. Johnston is an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Merced ()
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Carla Johnston is a graduate student of economics at the University of California, Berkeley ()
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