Does the Choice of Introductory Microeconomics Textbook Matter?

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Does the Choice of Introductory Microeconomics Textbook Matter?

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Derek Pyne () (University of Waterloo, Ontario)

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The author examines the effects of different introductory microeconomics textbooks on student performance in subsequent economics courses (specifically, Intermediate Microeconomics I and Money and Banking). In some cases, the effects are significant and sizeable. There is also evidence of other variables affecting student performance in later courses, such as taking first-year microeconomics by distance, math background, effects of having taken other economics courses, and the time between introductory economics and later courses.

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Article provided by Helen Dwight Reid Foundation in its journal The Journal of Economic Education.

Volume (Year): 38 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 279-296
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Handle: RePEc:jee:journl:v:38:y:2007:i:3:p:279-296

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