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...

The author examines the relationship between research productivity and teaching effectiveness using data from the Erasmus School of Economics. The initial findings indicate a positive overall relationship between the variables. A more detailed analysis reveals a sharp reversal in the nature of...

The importance of math skills for study success in economics has been widely researched. This article adds to the literature by combining information on students’ math skills and their motivation. The authors are thus able to present a rich picture of why students succeed in their study of...