Why Have Some Schools Not Experienced a Decrease in the Percentage of Students Majoring in Economics?

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 362-370

  Brasfield, David ^a   Harrison, Dannie ^a   McCoy, James ^a   Milkman, Martin ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030488045     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220485.1996.10844927     Document Type: Article

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