Soft Commitments, Reminders, and Academic Performance
Soft Commitments, Reminders, and Academic Performance
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American Economic Association
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We provide first evidence that a soft commitment device enhances progress in education and, more generally, improves the completion of complex tasks—such as passing exams. In our field experiment, students can sign a nonbinding agreement and commit to staying on track for graduation. We find that those who were offered the soft commitment device ar...
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Soft Commitments, Reminders, and Academic Performance
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2197282299
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2197282299
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1945-7782
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1945-7790
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10.1257/app.20170288
