Operationalising a Threshold Concept in Economics: A Pilot Study Using Multiple Choice Questions on Opportunity Cost

International Review of Economics Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 29-57

  Shanahan, Martin P ^a   Foster, Gigi ^a   Meyer, Jan H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955306441     PISSN: 14773880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1477-3880(15)30119-5     Document Type: Article

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