Information and employee evaluation: Evidence from a randomized intervention in public schools

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3184-3213

  Rockoff, Jonah E ^a   Staiger, Douglas O ^b   Kane, Thomas J ^c   Taylor, Eric S ^d  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873321093     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.7.3184     Document Type: Article

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