Teachers'salaries and professional profile in Mexico

Lopez-Acevedo and Gladys
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Gladys Lopez-Acevedo

No 3394, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Teachers'salaries have often been highlighted as an important issue in discussionson school improvement. The level and structure of teacher remuneration affect morale and the ability to focus on and devote adequate time to teaching. The author examines who teachers are, whether teachers are underpaid, and whether teachers face higher compensation uncertainty than their counterparts face. The results show that teachers in basic education consistently work fewer hours than their occupational counterparts. Regression analysis shows that teachers in basic public schools are better paid early in their professional lives than are other comparable individuals. Because retirement benefits are usually generous, teachers stay within the profession.

Keywords: Girls'Education; Public Health Promotion; Primary Education; Gender and Education; Teaching and Learning; Teaching and Learning; Primary Education; Gender and Education; Girls Education; ICT Policy and Strategies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-09-01
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