Can leagues mitigate the demoralization effect of rank feedback? A randomized controlled trial
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Relative performance information; Milestones; Higher education; Randomized controlled trial;All these keywords.
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- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
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