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To Teach or not to Teach? Panel Data Evidence on the Quitting Decision Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Paul Frijters
Michael A. Shields
Stephen Wheatley Price
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The question we address in this paper is which factors influence the quitting decision of public sector teachers in England and Wales, using a nationally representative panel data set over 1997-2003. We document the outcomes of former teachers, fit single and competing-risks duration models and examine the influence of relative pay on retention. Surprisingly, we find that teachers who move to outside employment earn 22% less pay, work longer hours, in largely nonprofessional occupations and mainly stay within the public sector. We estimate that a 10% increase in teachers’ relative pay would reduce annual quitting rates by less than 1%.
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Keywords: Teachers ; Panel Data ; Wages ; Quitting ; Other versions of this item:
Paper Paul Frijters & Michael A. Shields & Stephen Wheatley Price, 2004.
"To Teach Or Not To Teach? Panel Data Evidence On The Quitting Decision ,"
Paul Frijters Discussion Papers
2004-5, School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology.
[Downloadable!] Frijters, Paul & Shields, Michael A. & Wheatley Price, Stephen, 2004.
"To Teach or Not to Teach? Panel Data Evidence on the Quitting Decision ,"
IZA Discussion Papers
1164, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
[Downloadable!] Find related papers by JEL classification: J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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Paul Frijters & Michael A. Shields & Stephen Wheatley Price, 2007.
"Investigating the quitting decision of nurses: panel data evidence from the british national health service ,"
Health Economics ,
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 16(1), pages 57-73.
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Paul Frijters & Michael A. Shields & Stephen Wheatley Price, 2004.
"Investigating The Quitting Decision Of Nurses:Panel Data Evidence From The British National Health Service ,"
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2004-4, School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology.
[Downloadable!] Paul Frijters & Michael Shields & Stephen Wheatley Price, 2004.
"Investigating the Quitting Decision of Nurses: Panel Data Evidence from the British National Health Service ,"
CEPR Discussion Papers
471, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.
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