Great expectations, mixed results and resilient beliefs: The troubles of empirical research in economic controversies

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-309

  Teixeira, Pedro N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Education; Empirics; Human capital; Screening; Testing theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548363457     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501780701562468     Document Type: Conference Paper

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