Evaluating the Impact of Performance-related Pay for Teachers in England

Adele Atkinson, Simon Burgess (), Bronwyn Croxson and Paul Gregg

The Centre for Market and Public Organisation from Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK

Abstract: This paper evaluates the impact of a performance-related pay scheme for teachers in England. Using teacher level data, matched with test scores and value-added, we test whether the introduction of a payment scheme based on pupil attainment increased teacher effort. Our evaluation design controls for pupil effects, school effects and teacher effects, and adopts a difference-in-difference methodology. We find that the scheme did improve test scores and value added, on average by about half a grade per pupil. We also find heterogeneity across subjects, with maths teachers showing no improvement.

Keywords: Incentives; teachers pay; education reform; pupil attainment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J33 J45 D23 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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