Introductory Economics: Gender, Majors, and Future Performance
Natsuki Arai; Shian Chang; Biing-Shen Kuo
arXiv2021
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kuo2021introductory
Abstract
By investigating the exam scores of introductory economics in a business
school in Taiwan between 2008 and 2019, we find three sets of results: First,
we find no significant difference between genders in the exam scores. Second,
students' majors are significantly associated with their exam scores, which
likely reflects their academic ability measured at college admission. Third,
the exam scores are strong predictors of students' future academic performance.