Teachers' labor market responses to performance evaluation reform: Experimental evidence from Chicago public schools

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 615-655

  Sartain, Lauren ^a   Steinberg, Matthew P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; TEACHER TRAINING;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84983543777     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.3.0514-6390R1     Document Type: Article

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