Research output of Australian universities

Education Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-265

  Abbott, Malcolm ^a   Doucouliagos, Hristos ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; INCOME; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 5444243082     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964529042000258608     Document Type: Article

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