Survive then thrive: Determinants of success in the economics Ph.D. program

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 864-871

  Grove, Wayne A ^a   Dutkowsky, Donald H ^b   Grodner, Andrew ^c  

^a LE MOYNE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348976113     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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