Comparing teacher salaries: Insights from the U.S. census

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-57

  Taylor, Lori L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Salary wage differentials; Teacher salaries

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GAP;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949188577     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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