Do Financial Incentives Increase the Take-Up and Impact of Large-Scale Programs? Experimental Evidence from a National College Advising Initiative

Kelli Bird & Benjamin Castleman

Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics2026https://doi.org/10.1086/740230article
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  title        = {{Do Financial Incentives Increase the Take-Up and Impact of Large-Scale Programs? Experimental Evidence from a National College Advising Initiative}},
  author       = {Kelli Bird & Benjamin Castleman},
  journal      = {Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/740230},
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