This study presents an empirical examination of the factors influencing undergraduate students to choose enrollment in an economics course via a distance education delivery format - specifically, a telecourse. The results indicate that age, work status, living distance to campus, and previous...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. George J. Stigler (1970), 'The Case, if Any, for Economic Literacy', Journal of Economic Education, 1 (2), Spring, 77-84 -- 2. Michael K. Salemi and John J. Siegfried (1999), 'The State of Economic Education', American Economic Review: Papers and...

The authors analyze the various factors that highly recognized economists cite as reasons for pursuing a career in economics. We obtained data for 62 of the 67 Nobel Laureates in economics and included another 22 prominent economists who have made significant contributions in economic research....