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David M. Levy, How the Dismal Science Got its Name: Classical Economics and the Ur-Text of Racial Politics

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  1. Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, U.S.A. and

    Robert B. Ekelund Jr.

  2. Department of Economics, Trinity University, 715 Stadium Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78212, U.S.A

    Robert B. Ekelund Jr.

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Ekelund, R.B. David M. Levy, How the Dismal Science Got its Name: Classical Economics and the Ur-Text of Racial Politics . Public Choice 116, 235–237 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024212017234

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