Completing an economics PhD in five years

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 624-629

  Stock, Wendy A ^d   Finegan, T Aldrich ^a   Siegfried, John J ^a,b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c American Economic Association   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73849139677     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.624     Document Type: Conference Paper

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