The state of economic education

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 355-361

  Salemi, Michael K ^a   Siegfried, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010647259     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.2.355     Document Type: Article

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