Aiming for efficiency rather than proficiency

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 119-132

  Neal, Derek ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77955619731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.3.119     Document Type: Article

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