Measuring giants and dwarfs: Assessing the quality of economists

Scientometrics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-252

  Van Dalen, H P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0037992750     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02457411     Document Type: Article

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