Retention of high school economics knowledge and the effect of the California state mandate

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 319-337

  Gill, Andrew M ^a   Gratton Lavoie, Chiara ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic literacy; High school economics; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855784301     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2011.606083     Document Type: Article

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