Expected proficiencies for undergraduate economics majors

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-242

  Hansen, W Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Learning; Proficiencies; Skills; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035638204     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220480109596105     Document Type: Article

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