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On Money and Motivation

A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Financial Incentives for College Achievement

Judith Scott-Clayton
Journal of Human Resources, July 2011, 46 (3) 614-646; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.3.614
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vol. 46 no. 3 614-646
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.3.614
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received October 1, 2009
  • Accepted August 1, 2010
  • Published online June 10, 2011.
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© 2011 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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