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In this paper we carry out an evaluation of the effectiveness of monetary incentives in enhancing student performance using a randomized experiment involving under graduate students enrolled at a Southern Italian University. Students participating at the experiment were assigned to three different groups: a high reward group, a low renard group and a control group. Rewards were assigned following a tournament rule to the 30 best performing students in each treated group. Findings suggest that financial rewards increase student performance both in terms of number of credits acquired and grades obtained at exams. High ability students react strongly while the effect is very weak for low ability students. When the intention to treat effects are adjusted for nonparticipation, using IV, it emerges a stronger impact of the treatment on student  Performance.

 

 

 

 

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