The dynamics of teacher quality

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-78

  Wiswall, Matthew ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics of education; Fixed effect estimators; Teacher dynamics; Teacher experience; Teacher quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875606739     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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