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Expectations about the Productivity of Effort and Academic Outcomes

Evidence from a Randomized Information Intervention

Adeline Delavande, Emilia Del Bono, Angus Holford, Sonkurt Sen and Vedran Lesic
Published online before print September 09, 2026, 0824-13737R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0824-13737R2
Adeline Delavande
1Nova School of Business and Economics and University of Technology Sydney
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Emilia Del Bono
2ISER, University of Essex
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Angus Holford
2ISER, University of Essex
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Sonkurt Sen
3University of Bonn
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Vedran Lesic
4Competition and Markets Authority and Leeds University Business School
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0824-13737R2
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0824-13737R2
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Published online September 9, 2026.
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© 2026 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System This open access article is distributed under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) and is freely available online at: http://le.uwpress.org

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  1. Adeline Delavande1,
  2. Emilia Del Bono2,
  3. Angus Holford2,
  4. Sonkurt Sen3 and
  5. Vedran Lesic4
  1. 1Nova School of Business and Economics and University of Technology Sydney
  2. 2ISER, University of Essex
  3. 3University of Bonn
  4. 4Competition and Markets Authority and Leeds University Business School

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Adeline Delavande, Emilia Del Bono, Angus Holford, Sonkurt Sen, Vedran Lesic
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