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

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-486

  Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi ^a   Teal, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; Efficiency; Productivity; Teacher salaries

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34250653341     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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