Incentive strength and teacher productivity: Evidence from a group-based teacher incentive pay system

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 364-386

  Imberman, Scott A ^a   Lovenheim, Michael F ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84928560767     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00486     Document Type: Article

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