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Does Diploma Type Matter for Subsequent Academic Achievement? A UAE Case Study
We examine how selected high school characteristics including type of diploma contribute to students' academic success in an American-type university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We find no robust evidence that US, UK, and UAE systems of high school diploma produce different outcomes, once we control for English proficiency. Irrespective of the type of diploma, high school grade is a strong positive predictor of future performance. We identify significant female, nationality, and family income effects. There is evidence that school ownership (private versus public) does not matter, and that graduates of coeducational schools perform better.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 8472
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Economic Education and Teaching of Economics: General
Education and Research Institutions: General
- Subject
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students' university performance
high school characteristics
diploma
UAE
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Kherfi, Samer
Naufal, George S
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2014
- Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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- Arbeitspapier
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- Kherfi, Samer
- Naufal, George S
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2014
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