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Title: The Effects of Remedial Mathematics on the Learning of Economics: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Author(s): Johan N. M. Lagerlöf and Andrew J Seltzer

Publication Date: July 2008

Keyword(s): differences-in-differences, quantile regressions, remedial mathematics and teaching of economics

Programme Area(s): Public Economics

Abstract: 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 have strong predictive power on students? performance at university-level economics. However, we find relatively little evidence for a positive effect of remedial mathematics on student performance.

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Lagerlöf, J and Seltzer, A. 2008. 'The Effects of Remedial Mathematics on the Learning of Economics: Evidence from a Natural Experiment'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=6895