Do more effective teachers earn more outside the classroom?

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-43

  Chingos, Matthew M ^a   West, Martin R ^b  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 84858136094     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00052     Document Type: Article

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