Over the past few weeks, I’ve written several posts about recent studies experimenting with “loss aversion” in schools — giving students and teachers cash or prizes prior to a test and then taking them away if student test scores do not meet a certain level.

I thought it would be useful to compile them (along with related posts from others) all in one “The Best…” list:

Can’t Economists Stay Away From Schools? Don’t They Have Enough Other Things To Do?

Part Two Of “Can’t Economists Stay Away From Schools?” — My Worst Fears Realized

“If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail” — Economists Go After Schools Again

More On The Effectiveness (or Ineffectiveness) Of “Loss Aversion”

“Muddled Models” — A View Of Economists From…The Economist Magazine

Those Wacky Economists Are at It Again is by Diane Ravitch.

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