Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India

Geeta Gandhi Kingdon () and Francis John Teal

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Abstract: In this paper data from a school survey in India is used to ask if there is evidence for the payment of performance related pay and whether such pay structures do impact on student achievement. It is shown that - after controlling for student ability, parental background and the resources available - private schools get significantly better academic results by relating pay to achievement; government schools do not. We discuss possible interpretations of this result.

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Date: Written 2004-09-15
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Journal Article: Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India (2007)
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