Rules versus Discretion in Public Service: Teacher Hiring in Mexico

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Estrada, Ricardo
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/700192
• 发表日期: 2019
• 页码: 545-579
• 关键词: education; QUALITY

摘要

This paper compares the performance of teachers hired on the basis of a standardized exam to those hired at the union's discretion in Mexico. My results show that the discretionary hires perform considerably worse than the rule-based hires (as measured by value added to student achievement). The evidence presented here shows the impact of personnel selection mechanisms on the quality of public service delivery.