Working Paper: NBER ID: w8599
Authors: Eric A. Hanushek; John F. Kain; Steven G. Rivkin
Abstract: Many school districts experience difficulties attracting and retaining teachers, and the impending retirement of a substantial fraction of public school teachers raises the specter of severe shortages in some public schools. Schools in urban areas serving economically disadvantaged and minority students appear particularly vulnerable. This paper investigates those factors that affect the probabilities that teachers switch schools or exit the public schools entirely. The results indicate that teacher mobility is much more strongly related to characteristics of the students, particularly race and achievement, than to salary, although salary exerts a modest impact once compensating differentials are taken into account.
Keywords: No keywords provided
JEL Codes: I20; J45
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Student demographics (I24) | Teacher transitions (J62) |
| Salary differentials (J31) | Teacher transitions (J62) |
| Student demographics (I24) | Teacher retention (J63) |
| Working conditions (J81) | Teacher transitions (J62) |
| Teacher transitions (J62) | Teacher turnover (J63) |
| Challenging student populations (I24) | Teacher turnover (J63) |