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Fair ranking of teachers

In: The Economics of Education and Training

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  • Hendrik Jürges

    (University of Mannheim, L13,17)

  • Kerstin Schneider

    (University of Wuppertal)

Abstract

Economic theory suggests that it is optimal to reward teachers depending on the relative performance of their students. We develop an econometric approach, based on stochastic frontier analysis, to construct a fair ranking that accounts for the socio-economic background of students and schools and the imprecision inherent in achievement data. Using German PIRLS (IGLU) data, we exploit the hierarchical structure of the data to estimate the efficiency of each teacher. A parsimonious set of control variables suffices to get a “fair” estimate of unobserved teacher quality. A Hausman-Taylor type estimator is the preferred estimator because teacher efficiency and some exogenous variables may be correlated.

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  • Hendrik Jürges & Kerstin Schneider, 2008. "Fair ranking of teachers," Studies in Empirical Economics, in: Christian Dustmann & Bernd Fitzenberger & Stephen Machin (ed.), The Economics of Education and Training, pages 157-177, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stecpp:978-3-7908-2022-5_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2022-5_8
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    1. Araujo P., Maria Daniela & Quis, Johanna Sophie, 2021. "Parents can tell! Evidence on classroom quality differences in German primary schools," BERG Working Paper Series 172, Bamberg University, Bamberg Economic Research Group.
    2. Ana B. Ruiz & Mariano Luque & Oscar D. Marcenaro-Gutierrez, 2022. "On the use of Synthetic Indexes Based on Multi-Criteria Decision Making to Study the Efficiency of Teachers," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 163(3), pages 1269-1300, October.
    3. Hanck, Christoph, 2011. "Now, whose schools are really better (or weaker) than Germany's? A multiple testing approach," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 1739-1746, July.
    4. Luis Alejandro Lopez-Agudo & Oscar David Marcenaro Gutierrez, 2016. "Identifying effective teachers: The case study of Spain," Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 11, in: José Manuel Cordero Ferrera & Rosa Simancas Rodríguez (ed.), Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 11, edition 1, volume 11, chapter 18, pages 349-366, Asociación de Economía de la Educación.
    5. Luque, Mariano & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Oscar D. & Ruiz, Ana B., 2020. "Evaluating the global efficiency of teachers through a multi-criteria approach," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    6. Hanck, Christoph, 2008. "Now, whose schools are really better (or weaker) than Germany's? A multiple testing approach," MPRA Paper 12008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. Araujo P., María Daniela & Quis, Johanna Sophie, 2021. "Teacher Effects in Germany: Evidence from Elementary School," VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics 242457, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.

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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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