School competition and teacher labor markets: Evidence from charter school entry in North Carolina

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Jackson, C. Kirabo
• 署名单位: Northwestern University; National Bureau of Economic Research
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.12.006
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 431-448
• 关键词: Teacher quality; Teacher labor markets; charter schools; School competition

摘要

I analyze changes in teacher turnover, hiring, effectiveness, and salaries at traditional public schools after the opening of a nearby charter school. While I find small effects on turnover overall, difficult to staff schools (low-income, high-minority share) hired fewer new teachers and experienced small declines in teacher quality. I also find evidence of a demand side response where schools increased teacher compensation to better retain quality teachers. The results are robust across a variety of alternate specifications to account for non-random charter entry. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.