Evans, Brent A.; Grimes, Paul W.; Becker, William E. - In: The Journal of Economic Education 43 (2012) 1, pp. 83-98
The authors analyze the various factors that highly recognized economists cite as reasons for pursuing a career in economics. They obtained data for 62 of the 67 Nobel Laureates in economics and included another 22 prominent economists who have made significant contributions in economic...