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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Why Have Some Schools Not Experienced a Decrease in the Percentage of Students Majoring in Economics?
Brasfield, David; And Others
Journal of Economic Education, v27 n4 p362-70 Fall 1996
Compares characteristics of those schools that have experienced an increase in awarding undergraduate economics degrees with those suffering a decrease. Findings suggest that business/management degrees offer competition against economics degrees. Schools not offering business/management are less at risk. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Education, Course Selection (Students), Declining Enrollment, Economic Factors, Economics Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Demand, Educational Research, Enrollment Trends, Majors (Students), School Choice, School Culture, School Statistics, Student Interests, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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