"Who's afraid of arthur burns?" The NBER and the foundations

Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-139

  Rutherford, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 20444433250     PISSN: 10538372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09557570500114236     Document Type: Review

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