35,000 principles of economics students: Some lessons learned

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-46

  Elzinga, Kenneth G ^a   Melaughf, Daniel O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Credit Suisse USA   (United States)

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EID: 69549087047     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/sej.2009.76.1.32     Document Type: Article

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