RecordNumber
2341
Author
Figlio, David N.
Title of Article
Teacher salaries and teacher quality
Title Of Journal
Economics Letters
PublishInfo
elsevier
Publication Year
1997
Issue Number
55
Page
267–271
Keywords
Teacher salaries , teacher quality , education finance , education quality
Abstract
Recently public schools have increased teacher salaries in an apparent effort to recruit higher quality teachers. This paper finds a significant relationship between teacher salaries and quality (measured by undergraduate college selectivity and subject matter expertise) within local teacher labor markets