Factors that influence choice of major: Why some students never consider economics

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 547-564

  Calkins, Lindsay Noble ^a   Welki, Andrew ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745584347     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610678707     Document Type: Article

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