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Direct linkAngrist, Joshua; Oreopoulos, Philip; Williams, Tyler – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian commuter campus. The award scheme offered linear cash incentives for course grades above 70. Awards were paid every term. Program participants also had access to peer advising by upperclassmen. Program engagement appears to have been…
Descriptors: College Students, Awards, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
