Desired Countercyclicality Ratings (DCR)

This table below details the Desired Countercyclicality Rating (DCR) for 655 types of nonprofits. For each nonprofit type, the DCR measure—as developed and detailed in Exley, Lehr and Terry (2021)—indicates the extent to which survey respondents think a nonprofit type should expand their programs and services during economic downturns. The DCR measure ranges from 1 to 7 with higher ratings indicating that survey respondents more strongly think a nonprofit type should expand their programs and services during economic downturns. Nonprofit types are defined according to the letter and two-digit number code classification (available here) provided by the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE).

Reference:

Exley, Christine L., Nils H. Lehr, and Stephen J. Terry. "Nonprofits in Good Times and in Bad Times." Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, accepted.