Are public school teacher salaries paid compensating wage differentials for student racial and ethnic characteristics?

Education Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-370

  Martin, Stephanie M ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensating wage differentials; Minority; Segregation; Teacher salaries

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; ETHNIC MINORITY; INCOME; LATINO PEOPLE; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; STUDENT; WAGE;

EID: 77955648333     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290802470228     Document Type: Article

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