A review of Scott E. Page's The Difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-122

  Ioannides, Yannis M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952122310     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.48.1.108     Document Type: Review

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