Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/215154 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12758
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
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.
Subjects: 
immigrant-native differences
examination behavior
uncertainty
motivation
JEL: 
J15
I23
D81
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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