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Economics and business coursework by undergraduate students: Findings from Baccalaureate and Beyond transcripts

William BosshardtDepartment of Economics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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William B. WalstadDepartment of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 51-60 | Published online: 16 Dec 2016

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