University students, economics education, and self-interest. A systematic literature review

International Review of Economics Education - Tập 43 - Trang 100266 - 2023
Cristina Miragaya-Casillas1, Raimundo Aguayo-Estremera2, Alberto Ruiz-Villaverde3
1Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Melilla, Calle Santander, Melilla, Spain
2Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences,Complutense University of Madrid, Av. Séneca, Madrid, Spain
3Department of Applied Economics, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, Granada, Spain

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