The missing motivation in macroeconomics

American Economic Review

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-36

  Akerlof, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 35348998645     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.97.1.5     Document Type: Article

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