How should research performance be measured? A study of Swedish economists

Manchester School

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1139-1156

  Henrekson, Magnus ^a   Waldenström, Daniel ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

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EID: 80054853533     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: 14679957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2010.02216.x     Document Type: Article

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