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The impact of recessions on teacher labour markets

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  • Asma Benhenda

    (UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, University College London)

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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented shock to the UK and global economy. Teaching is often perceived as "recession-proof" by the general public. To what extent does existing economic evidence back this intuition? How do economic recessions impact teacher labour markets? This briefing note summarises the empirical evidence on the impact of recessions on teacher labour markets, through their effects on 1/ teacher labour supply (number and quality of applicants to teaching positions) and 2/ teacher labour demand (teacher job openings). While recessions can positively impact teacher labour supply by making the teaching profession more attractive, it can also negatively impact demand through austerity measures and cuts in teacher job openings and wages.

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  • Asma Benhenda, 2020. "The impact of recessions on teacher labour markets," CEPEO Briefing Note Series 4, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, revised May 2020.
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    1. Asma Benhenda & Lindsey Macmillan, 2021. "How to Attract and Retain Teachers," CEPEO Briefing Note Series 13, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, revised May 2021.

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    Keywords

    Teachers; Recessions; Labour Markets; Teacher Labour Market.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets

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