Teaching economics in the 21st century

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-119

  Becker, William E ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0000843088     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.14.1.109     Document Type: Article

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