%0 Report
        %A Delaney, Judith M.
%A Devereux, Paul J.
        %T Math Matters! The Importance of Mathematical and Verbal Skills for Degree Performance
        %D 2019
        %8 2019 Nov
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 12768
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp12768
        %X We find that mathematics skills have a stronger relationship to university performance than verbal skills. While both are predictive of degree completion and class of degree obtained, mathematics skills have a larger effect, and are particularly predictive of achieving a first-class honours degree and of high achievement in STEM courses. 
        %K degree quality
%K quantitative and verbal skills
%K human capital