School Competition and Teacher Labor Markets: Evidence from Charter School Entry in North Carolina / C. Kirabo Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, C. Kirabo.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w17225.

NBER working paper series no. w17225

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

School Competition and Teacher Labor Markets

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2011.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Print version record

July 2011.