International trends in economics degrees during the 1990s.(Statistical Data Included)
From: The Journal of Economic Education
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Date: 6/22/2001
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Author: Round, David K.; Siegfried, John J.
Abstract: Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United States experienced a substantial decline in undergraduate degrees in economics from 1992 through 1996, followed immediately by a modest recovery. This cycle does not conform to overall degree trends, shifts in the gender composition of undergraduate populations, or changing interests of female students in any of the four countries. There is no evidence that changes in the "price" of a degree to students, tightened marking standards ...
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