Preferences, Inequities, and Incentives in the Substitute Teacher Labor Market.

Autor/inn/en	Kraft, Matthew A.; Conklin, Megan Lane; Falken, Grace T.
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Preferences, Inequities, and Incentives in the Substitute Teacher Labor Market.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass: National Bureau of Economic Research (2022) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper series. w30714
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.3386/w30714
Schlagwörter	Schulpolitik; Bildungsökonomie; Grundschule; Lehrer; Minderheitenpolitik; Vergütung; Arbeitsplatzangebot; Arbeitsplatznachfrage; Arbeitspapier; Leistungsanreiz; USA
Abstract	We examine the labor supply decisions of substitute teachers - a large, on-demand market with broad shortages and inequitable supply. In 2018, Chicago Public Schools implemented a targeted bonus program designed to reduce unfilled teacher absences in largely segregated Black schools with historically low substitute coverage rates. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that incentive pay substantially improved coverage equity and raised student achievement. Changes in labor supply were concentrated among Black and Hispanic substitutes from nearby neighborhoods with experience in incentive schools. Wage elasticity estimates suggest incentives would need to be 50% of daily wages to close fill-rate gaps.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2024/1