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

C. Kirabo Jackson ()

No 17225, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: 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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Date: 2011-07
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Published as Jackson, C. Kirabo., School competition and teacher labor markets: Evidence from charter school entry in North Carolina, Journal of Public Economics, Volume 96, Issues 5­6, June 2012, Pages 431-448.

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