The Dog ATE my Economics Homework! Estimates of the Average Effect of Treating Hawaii’s Public High School Students with Economics

Kimberly Burnett () and Sumner La Croix

No 2010-01, Working Papers from University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Abstract: Hawaii is one of 27 states that do not require testing of public high school students regarding their understanding of economics. We report results for the first economics test administered to a large sample of students in Hawaii public high schools during the Spring 2004 semester. Our analysis focuses on evaluating the impact of a semester-long course in economics on student scores on a 20-question, multiple-choice economics test. We specify and estimate a regression analysis of exam scores that controls for other factors that could influence student performance on the exam. While student scores on the economics exam are relatively low, completion of an economics course and participation in a stock market simulation game each add about one point to student scores.

Keywords: economic education; high school economics; stock market simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A20 A21 I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2010-01
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