Is economics coursework, or majoring in economics, associated with different civic behaviors?

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-268

  Allgood, Sam ^a   Bosshardt, William ^b   Van Der Klaauw, Wilbert ^c   Watts, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

civic behavior; economics major; long term effects of economics coursework; voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864846636     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2012.686389     Document Type: Article

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