Paying to Learn: The Effect of Financial Incentives on Elementary School Test Scores / Eric P. Bettinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bettinger, Eric.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w16333.

NBER working paper series no. w16333

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Paying to Learn

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2010.

Summary:

Policymakers and academics are increasingly interested in applying financial incentives to individuals in education. This paper presents evidence from a pay for performance program taking place in Coshocton, Ohio. Since 2004, Coshocton has provided cash payments to students in grades three through six for successful completion of their standardized testing. Coshocton determined eligibility for the program using randomization, and using this randomization, this paper identifies the effects of the program on students' academic behavior. We find that math scores improved about 0.15 standard deviations but that reading, social science, and science test scores did not improve.

Notes:

September 2010.

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