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Nonbinding Peer Review and Effort in Teams

Evidence from a Field Experiment

Kristian Behrens and Matthieu Chemin
Journal of Human Resources, October 2020, 55 (4) 1365-1399; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.4.0717-8907R2
Kristian Behrens
Kristian Behrens is a professor of economics in the Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada; National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation; and CEPR, UKMatthieu Chemin is a professor of economics in the Department of Economics, McGill University, Canada; CIREQ, Canada; and CIRANO, Canada
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Matthieu Chemin
Kristian Behrens is a professor of economics in the Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada; National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation; and CEPR, UKMatthieu Chemin is a professor of economics in the Department of Economics, McGill University, Canada; CIREQ, Canada; and CIRANO, Canada
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