Qualitative and mixed-methods research in economics: Surprising growth, promising future

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 238-264

  Starr, Martha A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed methods; Qualitative methods; Survey methodology; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURVEY METHOD;

EID: 84895918009     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joes.12004     Document Type: Article

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