Monetary incentives and student achievement in a depressed labor market: Results from a randomized experiment

Journal of Human Capital

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-85

  de Paola, Maria ^a   Scoppa, Vincenzo ^a   Nisticò, Rosanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84857733448     PISSN: 19328575     EISSN: 19328664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664795     Document Type: Article

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