The effects of high stakes high school achievement awards: Evidence from a randomized trial

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1384-1414

  Angrist, Joshua ^a   Lavy, Victor ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65949091415     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.4.1384     Document Type: Article

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