Arbeitspapier

Teacher Labor Market Equilibrium and Student Achievement

We study whether reallocating existing teachers across schools within a district can increase student achievement, and what policies would help achieve these gains. Using a model of multidimensional value-added, we find meaningful achievement gains from reallocating teachers within a district. Using an estimated equilibrium model of the teacher labor market, we find that achieving most of these gains requires directly affecting teachers' preferences over schools. In contrast, directly affecting principals' selection of teachers can lower student achievement. Our analysis highlights the importance of equilibrium and second-best reasoning in analysing teacher labor market policies.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 9551

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Education: Government Policy
Labor Economics Policies
Public Sector Labor Markets
Thema
teachers
public sector labor markets
student achievement

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Bates, Michael
Dinerstein, Michael
Johnston, Andrew C.
Sorkin, Isaac
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ

Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Bates, Michael
  • Dinerstein, Michael
  • Johnston, Andrew C.
  • Sorkin, Isaac
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2022

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