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Abstract
In this study, the authors investigate the relationships among gender, math skills, motivation, and study success in economics and econometrics. They find that female students have stronger intrinsic motivation, yet lower study confidence than their male counterparts. They also find weak evidence for a gender gap over the entire first-year curriculum of economics or econometrics. In terms of size and significance, their estimates of gender effects rank below the effects of preparatory education and motivation.
Notes
1. We use the Dutch grading system, which works with a scale of 1–10. A grade of 8 or higher corresponds to an “A,” a grade of 7 corresponds to a “B,” and 5.5 is the cutoff point for a passing grade.
2. In Dutch secondary education, pupils choose between four tracks that are designed to prepare them for corresponding programs at university level. These tracks are Science and Technology, Science and Health, Economics and Society, and Culture and Society. The two science tracks provide students with a stronger foundation in mathematics and offer a better preparation to study economics.
3. The factor loadings matrix goes unreported, but it is available upon request.
4. The results in are closely mirrored by the results when GPA is used as an explanatory variable instead of Credits. These results are available upon request.