Basic math skills and performance in an introductory economics class

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-23

  Ballard, Charles L ^a   Johnson, Marianne F ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical skills; Microeconomics; Student performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142302930     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JECE.35.1.3-23     Document Type: Article

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