Do Financial Incentives Crowd Out Intrinsic Motivation to Perform on Standardized Tests?
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- List, John A. & Livingston, Jeffrey A. & Neckermann, Susanne, 2018. "Do financial incentives crowd out intrinsic motivation to perform on standardized tests?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 125-136.
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