The Impact of High School Economics on the College Principles of Economics Course
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Economic Education
- Vol. 24 (2) , 99-111
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.1993.10844784
Abstract
The importance of high school courses in economics on student achievement in college principles of economics courses is explored. Contrary to previous fmdings, high school economics is positively related to students' grades in both macroeconomics and microeconomics.Keywords
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