The effects of remedial mathematics on the learning of economics: Evidence from a natural experiment

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-137

  Lagerlöf, Johan ^a   Seltzer, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differences in differences; Quantile regressions; Remedial mathematics; Teaching of economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651083494     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JECE.40.2.115-137     Document Type: Article

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