Valuing (and teaching) the past

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-184

  Peart, Sandra J ^a   Levy, David M ^b  

^a BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dismal science; Egalitarian; Private cost; Social cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444375018     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JECE.36.2.171-184     Document Type: Article

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