Economics: The sexy social science?

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 195-225

  Watts, Michael ^g   Becker, William E ^a,b   Hamilton, Jonathan ^g   Hoyt, Gail Mitchell ^c   McMillin, W Douglas ^d   Siegfried, John J ^e   Sanderson, Allen R ^f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g NONE

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EID: 0041743218     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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