Research on teaching economics to undergraduates

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 285-325

  Allgood, Sam ^a   Walstad, William B ^a   Siegfried, John J ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c American Economic Association   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84928676046     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.53.2.285     Document Type: Review

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