What do we say about ourselves and what does it mean? yet another look at economics department research

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 383-404

  Thursby, Jerry G ^a  

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EID: 0000769915     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.38.2.383     Document Type: Article

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