THE ECONOMICS OF TEACHER TRAINING: An Exploratory Data Analysis

Robert Klitgaard

Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, 1983, vol. 2, issue 1, 13-38

Abstract: Despite reports of a teacher shortage in rural areas, 56 per cent of a sample of recently trained teachers were unemployed. Nonetheless, only 31 per cent would even consider a rural job. The teacher shortage was a structural, rather than an aggregate, phenomenon. It was also a feminist issue, as sex affected the chances of being employed more than did “merit†and most newly trained teachers were women. Policymakers might consider (a) reducing the number of Karachi-trained teachers, and increasing rural-based training; (b) raising tuitions; and (c) requiring graduates to take rural jobs.

Date: 1983
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