Quit Lying and Address the Controversies: There are No Dogmata, Laws, Rules or Standards in the Science of Economics

American Economist

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-14

  Becker, William E ^a  

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EID: 67649315992     PISSN: 05694345     EISSN: 23281235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/056943450705100101     Document Type: Article

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