Rank as an Incentive
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- Tran, Anh & Zeckhauser, Richard, 2009. "Rank as an Incentive," Working Paper Series rwp09-019, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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