A comparison of salary structures between economics and agricultural economics departments

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 489-514

  Hilmer, Christiana E ^a   Hilmer, Michael J ^a   Lusk, Jayson L ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Academic labor market; Agricultural economics; Returns to publishing; Salary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866407540     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/pps025     Document Type: Article

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