The Effects of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

The Israeli matriculation certificate is a prerequisite for most postsecondary schooling. In a randomized trial, we attempted to increase certification rates among low-achievers with cash incentives. The experiment used a school-based randomization design offering awards to all who passed their exam...

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Main Authors: Angrist, Joshua (Contributor), Lavy, Victor (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2010-02-25T15:12:05Z.
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