Combining behavioral economics and field experiments to reimagine early childhood education

Behavioural Public Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-21

  List, John A ^a,b   Samek, Anya ^b   Suskind, Dana L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85047168475     PISSN: 2398063X     EISSN: 23980648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/bpp.2017.6     Document Type: Article

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