The determinants of teacher mobility: Evidence using Italian teachers' transfer applications

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1430-1444

  Barbieri, Gianna ^a   Rossetti, Claudio ^b   Sestito, Paolo ^c  

^a Italian Ministry of Education   (Italy)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Applications to transfer; Geographical mobility; School characteristics; Teacher mobility; The labor market for teachers

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MOBILITY; LABOR RELATIONS; LABOR STANDARD; LABOR SUPPLY; TEACHING;

EID: 80054858991     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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