The Role of Families in Student Sorting to Teachers

Javaeria Qureshi and Ben Ost

Journal of Human Resources, 2020, vol. 55, issue 2, 470-503

Abstract: This study leverages sibling identifiers merged to administrative school records to analyze the assignment of elementary students to teachers. We document significant sorting of students to their older sibling’s teachers, and this effect is stronger for relatively advantaged students. By analyzing the circumstances in which students are disproportionately assigned to their older sibling’s teacher, we provide indirect evidence regarding parental preferences for various teacher characteristics. We find stronger sorting to the older sibling’s teacher when that teacher is relatively experienced or has higher value-added. The sorting towards higher value-added teachers is significantly stronger for relatively advantaged students.

JEL-codes: J16 J63 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
Note: DOI: 10.3368/jhr.55.3.0717-8953R2
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