Aligning Learning Incentives of Students and Teachers: Results from a Social Experiment in Mexican High Schools

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Teacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten (2016, background): “See also Behrman et al. (2015) for a pilot in Mexico.”
Teacher Effects and Teacher-Related Policies (2014, methodology): “In a recent experimental study of student and teacher rewards, Behrman et al. (2012) evaluate the effect on test scores of three different performance incentives schemes using data from an experiment that randomized 88 Mexican high schools into three treatment arms and a control group.”
The impact of education programmes on learning and school participation in low- and middle-income countries (2016, background): “Similarly, in Mexico, students spent more time studying mathematics and were significantly less likely to text or watch television while doing homework (Behrman et al. 2012).”
What Works to Improve the Quality of Student Learning in Developing Countries (2015, unknown): “But after winning, teachers do not act upon reception of the bonus in a way that maintains the score gains (e.g. out of gratitude) Behrman et al. (2015) Mexico (nation-wide, mostly rural); Upper Secondary (grade 10–12) Government RCT 11,300–17,800 ALI: Individual student and teacher pay incentive…”
Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: Lessons from Rigorous Evaluations (2014, background): “Test-Mex: Estimating the effects of school year length on student performance in Mexico.”