Do Teachers Really Leave for Higher Paying Jobs in Alternative Occupations?

Benjamin Scafidi (), David L. Sjoquist and Todd R. Stinebrickner ()
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David L. Sjoquist: Georgia State University

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, vol. advances.6, issue 1, pages 8

Abstract:

There is a common perception that teacher attrition is driven in large part by the allure of higher paying jobs in alternative occupations. However, little is known about what teachers do when they leave teaching. We examine the extent to which teachers leave teaching for higher paying jobs by merging several years of administrative teacher records from the education system in Georgia with salary information from the Georgia Department of Labor. We find strong evidence that very few of those who leave teaching take jobs that pay more than their salary as teachers.

Keywords: teacher attrition; teacher pay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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