The effects of attendance on academic performance: Panel data evidence for introductory microeconomics

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-266

  Stanca, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attendance; Performance; Teaching; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748323085     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JECE.37.3.251-266     Document Type: Article

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