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The Effects of Remedial Mathematics on the Learning of Economics: A Natural Experiment

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  • Johan N.M. Lagerlöf

    (Department of Economics, Royal Holloway, University of London)

  • Andrew J. Seltzer

    (Department of Economics, Royal Holloway, University of London)

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This paper examines the effects of remedial mathematics on performance in university-level economics courses using a natural experiment. We study exam results prior and subsequent to the implementation of a remedial mathematics course that was compulsory for a sub-set of students and unavailable for the others, controlling for background variables. We find that, consistent with previous studies, the level of and performance in secondary-school mathematics has strong predictive power on students’ performance at university-level economics. However, the evidence for a positive effect of remedial mathematics on student performance is relatively weak and is limited to a few sub-groups of students.

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  • Johan N.M. Lagerlöf & Andrew J. Seltzer, 2007. "The Effects of Remedial Mathematics on the Learning of Economics: A Natural Experiment," Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics 07/03, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London, revised Aug 2007.
    • Handle: RePEc:hol:holodi:0703
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    Keywords

    remedial mathematics; teaching of economics; difference-in-differences; heterogeneous treatment effects; quantile regressions.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General

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