Inducing greater transparency: Towards the establishment of ethical rules for econometrics

Eastern Economic Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-114

  Levy, David M ^a   Peart, Sandra J ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

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EID: 44149099694     PISSN: 00945056     EISSN: 19394632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.eej.9050007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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