We employ a psychometrically validated performance test to study economic competence among a large and representative sample of early secondary school students in Southwest Germany. The rich dataset allows us to study variation in economic competence across school types and observable student...

We study the impact of a recent curriculum reform introducing mandatory economic education in higher-track secondary schools in Southwest Germany. The curriculum reform provides the opportunity to leverage the exogenous variation in exposure to economic education relative to the previous cohort...

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...

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...

Establishing the determinants of teacher quality remains a difficult empirical proposition. Prior research suggests that high school teachers' subject knowledge and, separately, teacher attitudes towards their subject affect student learning. Because teacher knowledge and teacher attitudes are...

We employ a psychometrically validated performance test to study economic competence among a large and representative sample of early secondary school students in Southwest Germany. The rich dataset allows us to study variation in economic competence across school types and observable student...

Nach der Einführung des eigenständigen Faches Wirtschaft/Berufs- und Studienorientierung im Jahr 2015 in Baden-Württemberg wurden Befürchtungen laut, durch das Fach würde das Denken der Schülerinnen und Schüler über ökonomische Zusammenhänge eingeengt. In dem vorliegenden Beitrag wird...

Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden verschiedene Konstrukte finanzieller Bildung verglichen, um Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede herauszuarbeiten. Zum einen handelt es sich um das Verständnis von Financial Literacy, wie es von der Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung...

Using data from a randomized control trial in Uruguay, we evaluate the impact of an economic and financial education program targeted to senior high-school students. The program is based on an innovative playful approach workshop about monetary policy and financial supervision. We find that the...

Most states have adopted high school economics standards, but implementation efforts face two hurdles: evidence indicates that five or six college-level economics courses are needed for high school economics teachers and that stand-alone high school economics classes are more effective than...