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Discussion of Papers by Lang, DeCanio, Ellsworth, and Lindley

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Clarence H. Danhof  and
Peter McClelland
Clarence H. Danhof
Affiliation:
Bethesda, Maryland
Peter McClelland
Affiliation:
Harvard University
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Extract

It has been a pleasure to review recent Ph.D. theses and to conclude that our dicipline continues to be enriched by the work of new entrants. The reading also reconfirms a conviction that differing methodologies are not in conflict but contribute each in its own way.

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Summaries of Doctoral Dissertations
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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , March 1972 , pp. 421 - 427
Copyright
Copyright © The Economic History Association 1972

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