Why some communities pay more than others? The example of Illinois teachers

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Lentz, C
• 署名单位: Texas State University System; Sam Houston State University
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.2307/976361
• 发表日期: 1998
• 页码: 137-144
• 关键词: collective negotiations; public-sector; determinants; salaries; COSTS

摘要

Governments are increasingly concerned with personnel rests. This article investigates determinants of teacher salaries in Illinois school districts (Fiscal Year 1989-1990) from three perspectives: local characteristics of the school districts, the ability of citizens and communities to pay, and composition of the property tax base. Each perspective is examined at four salary levels. Of the local characteristics, districts with large numbers of teachers or more experienced teachers pay higher salaries. Of the ability to pay indicators, districts with higher percentages of college graduates in the community or more tax base per pupil are more likely to pay more. Of the tax bare variables, districts with a greater reliance on agricultural property in the tax bare ave more likely to pay teachers less. Districts with a higher reliance on commercial property in the tax base pay higher salaries ar they export the costs of salaries to nonresidents. Overall the effect of the composition of the tax base on salaries is the most important finding. These findings might generalize to employees of other local governments that rely an property taxation as a primary source of revenue.