Attrition in economics Ph.D. programs

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 458-466

  Stock, Wendy A ^a   Finegan, T Aldrich ^b   Siegfried, John J ^b,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c American Economic Association   (United States)

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EID: 33744505656     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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