Working Paper: NBER ID: w20983
Authors: Victor Lavy
Abstract: This paper examines the dynamic effects of a teachers’ pay for performance experiment on long-term outcomes at adulthood. The program led to a gradual increase in university education of the high school treated students, reaching a gain of 0.25 years of schooling at age 28-30. The effects on employment and earnings were initially negative, coinciding with a higher enrollment rate in university, but became positive and significant with time. These gains are largely mediated by the positive effect of the program on several high school outcomes, including quantity and quality gains in the high stake matriculation exams.
Keywords: Teachers Pay for Performance; Long-term Outcomes; Educational Attainment; Labor Market Outcomes
JEL Codes: J24; J3
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| high school outcomes (I21) | university education (I23) |
| teacher pay-for-performance program (J33) | employment rates (J68) |
| teacher pay-for-performance program (J33) | earnings (J31) |
| teacher pay-for-performance program (J33) | marriage rates (J12) |
| teacher pay-for-performance program (J33) | parenthood rates (J13) |
| teacher pay-for-performance program (J33) | university education (I23) |
| teacher pay-for-performance program (J33) | high school outcomes (I21) |
| university education (I23) | employment rates (J68) |
| university education (I23) | earnings (J31) |