Does more calculus improve student learning in intermediate micro- and macroeconomic theory?

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-202

  Butler, J S ^a   Finegan, T Aldrich ^a   Siegfried, John J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032377739     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(199803/04)13:2<185::AID-JAE478>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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