Students' effort and educational achievement: Using the timing of the World Cup to vary the value of leisure
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Educational achievement; Student effort; Schools; Value of leisure;JEL classification:
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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