What do economists talk about? A linguistic analysis of published writing in economic journals

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-378

  Goldschmidt, Nils ^a   Szmrecsanyi, Benedikt ^b  

^a Walter Eucken Institut   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 34247365635     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2007.00514.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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