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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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