The behavioral economics of education: New directions for research

Educational Researcher

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 446-453

  Jabbar, Huriya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; economics of education; educational policy; psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755228956     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X11426351     Document Type: Review

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