The Effects of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
通过随机试验，发现对低成就学生提供现金奖励能显著提高以色列高中女生通过毕业考试并进入大学的比例，但对男生无效。
The Israeli matriculation certificate is a prerequisite for most postsecondary schooling. In a randomized trial, we attempted to increase certification rates among low-achievers with cash incentives. The experiment used a school-based randomization design offering awards to all who passed their exams in treated schools. This led to a substantial increase in certification rates for girls but had no effect on boys. Affected girls had a relatively high ex ante chance of certification. The increase in girls' matriculation rates translated into an increased likelihood of college attendance. Female matriculation rates increased partly because treated girls devoted extra time to exam preparation.