• 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