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The e ect of financial rewards on students achievement: Evidence from a randomized experiment

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  1. Elena Mattana & Juanna Joensen, 2016. "Student Aid, Academic Achievement, and Labor Market Behavior," 2016 Meeting Papers 1102, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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