Testing a new approach to teaching introductory economics: Effects on subsequent learning

Buly A. Cardak, Sue O'Keefe, Yen Dan Tong and David Walker

Southern Economic Journal, 2025, vol. 92, issue 2, 606-627

Abstract: The academic performance of students who take an introductory economics subject taught from CORE's The Economy is compared to the performance of students taught using the Australian adaptation of Mankiw's principles text. All students attended the same university, completing the relevant subject during the same semester. Using a difference in differences approach, it is found that the average mark for all subjects taken after the introductory economics semester is 0.26 standard deviations higher for students who took CORE Economics. The benefit extends beyond economics subjects, with students who have taken CORE Economics performing better in many business school discipline areas.

Date: 2025
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