Are disagreements among male and female economists marginal at best?: A survey of aea members and their views on economics and economic policy

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-132

  May, Ann Mari ^a   Mcgarvey, Mary G ^a   Whaples, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888093564     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/coep.12004     Document Type: Article

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