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School Competition and Teacher Labor Markets: Evidence from Charter School Entry in North Carolina

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  • C. Kirabo Jackson

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I analyze changes in teacher turnover, hiring, effectiveness, and salaries at traditional public schools after the opening of a nearby charter school. While I find small effects on turnover overall, difficult to staff schools (low-income, high-minority share) hired fewer new teachers and experienced small declines in teacher quality. I also find evidence of a demand side response where schools increased teacher compensation to better retain quality teachers. The results are robust across a variety of alternate specifications to account for non-random charter entry.

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  • C. Kirabo Jackson, 2011. "School Competition and Teacher Labor Markets: Evidence from Charter School Entry in North Carolina," NBER Working Papers 17225, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:17225
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    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J00 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - General
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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