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Teacher Pay Reform and Productivity

Panel Data Evidence from Adoptions of Q-Comp in Minnesota

Aaron J. Sojourner, Elton Mykerezi and Kristine L. West
Journal of Human Resources, October 2014, 49 (4) 945-981; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.4.945
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