The value of econometrics to economists in business and government: A study of the state of the discipline

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-127

  Soweyt, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Quantitative economics; The future of applied economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649179857     PISSN: 11739126     EISSN: 15327612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327612jamd0602_03     Document Type: Article

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