Abstract
In this paper, we estimate differences in examination behavior between immigrants and natives, by examining differences in the propensity to forego a passing grade on a final exam in order to retake that final exam. Retaking a final exam involves some level of uncertainty, so differences in examination behavior may be due to differences in motivation, risk-taking, and discipline. We find that immigrants are about 2 percentage points more likely to retake a passed exam than natives. This represents a large difference given a baseline retake rate of about 6.5 percentage points.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 136-155 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Education Economics |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 12 Nov 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Mar 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Immigrant-native differences
- examination behavior
- motivation
- uncertainty
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