WHICH FACTORS DETERMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMICS FRESHERS? SOME SPANISH EVIDENCE

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Main Author: JUAN J. DOLADO
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Fundación SEPI 2009
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contents WHICH FACTORS DETERMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMICS FRESHERS? SOME SPANISH EVIDENCE JUAN J. DOLADO EDUARDO MORALES Economía y Finanzas pre selection biases Academic performance quantile regressions university determinants This paper analyses the impact of several factors potentially affecting academic performance of first-year undergraduates (freshers) in Economics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid during 2002-2005. Outcomes are the grades obtained in three core subjects which differ substantially in their requirements of math skills. Our main finding is that those students who completed a technical track at high school tend to perform much better in math-intensive subjects than those who followed a social sciences track and that the latter do not perform better in subjects where prior training in economics is bound to be helpful. 2009 artículo científico 0210-1521 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=17312886002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=173 Investigaciones Económicas application/pdf Fundación SEPI Investigaciones Económicas (España) Num.2 Vol.XXXIII
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spellingShingle WHICH FACTORS DETERMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMICS FRESHERS? SOME SPANISH EVIDENCE
JUAN J. DOLADO
Economía y Finanzas
pre
selection biases
Academic performance
quantile regressions
university determinants
WHICH FACTORS DETERMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMICS FRESHERS? SOME SPANISH EVIDENCE JUAN J. DOLADO EDUARDO MORALES Economía y Finanzas pre selection biases Academic performance quantile regressions university determinants This paper analyses the impact of several factors potentially affecting academic performance of first-year undergraduates (freshers) in Economics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid during 2002-2005. Outcomes are the grades obtained in three core subjects which differ substantially in their requirements of math skills. Our main finding is that those students who completed a technical track at high school tend to perform much better in math-intensive subjects than those who followed a social sciences track and that the latter do not perform better in subjects where prior training in economics is bound to be helpful. 2009 artículo científico 0210-1521 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=17312886002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=173 Investigaciones Económicas application/pdf Fundación SEPI Investigaciones Económicas (España) Num.2 Vol.XXXIII
title WHICH FACTORS DETERMINE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMICS FRESHERS? SOME SPANISH EVIDENCE
topic Economía y Finanzas
pre
selection biases
Academic performance
quantile regressions
university determinants
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