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Changing the Landscape of Economic Education: An Annual AEA Conference Cosponsored by the Journal of Economic Education
Abstract
The first National Conference on Teaching Economics and Research in Economic Education was held June 1—3, 2011, at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). The conference was organized by the Committee on Economic Education of the American Economic Association (AEA) and cosponsored by the Journal of Economic Education (JEE). The initial conference at Stanford was also cosponsored by SIEPR and by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
This paper adds to the literature on the relationship between procrastination and academic performance. We measure procrastination as the speed with which students do an online math course on the ALEKS learning platform. This pre-admission course is mandatory for students that are weak in math. Using a large dataset of undergraduate students at a Dutch school of economics, we estimate linear probability models for dropout and graduation rates. Controlling for students’ background characteristics, we find that procrastination increases dropout rates and decreases graduation rates. The coefficient estimates indicate that the influence of procrastination on dropout and graduation rates is sizable.
The associate editor for the Features and Information (F&I) section of the Journal of Economic Education provides an overview of articles published in this section over the last 20 years with emphasis on pieces that serve as exceptional models for potential contributions. She also offers advice on topics and stylistic approach to authors considering a submission to F&I.
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