ECAES, SaberPro, and the History of Economic Thought at EAFIT - Núm. 39, Julio 2014 - Revista Ecos de Economía: A Latin American Journal of Applied Economics - Libros y Revistas - VLEX 656163049

ECAES, SaberPro, and the History of Economic Thought at EAFIT

AutorStephen Meardon
Páginas165-198
ISSN 1657-4206 I Vol. 18 I No. 39 I julio-di ciembre 2014 I pp. 165-198 I Medellín-C olombia
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ECAES, SaberPro, and the
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ECAES, SABER PRO y la historia del pensamiento
económico en EAFIT
Stephen Meardon**
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ECAES, SaberP ro, and the History of Ec onomic Thought at EA FIT
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de Economía de la Universidad EAFIT, t ambien se revisaron los planes de estudios de
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obtenidos del ICFES.
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