The teacher labour market and teacher quality

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 230-244

  Eide, Eric ^a   Goldhaber, Dan ^b   Brewer, Dominic ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242891026     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grh013     Document Type: Article

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