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Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India
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Abstract In this paper data from a school survey in India is used to ask if there is evidence for the payment of performance related pay and whether such pay structures do impact on student achievement. It is shown that - after controlling for student ability, parental background and the resources available ... view more
In this paper data from a school survey in India is used to ask if there is evidence for the payment of performance related pay and whether such pay structures do impact on student achievement. It is shown that - after controlling for student ability, parental background and the resources available - private schools get significantly better academic results by relating pay to achievement; government schools do not. We discuss possible interpretations of this result.... view less
Keywords
receipt of benefits; wage; teacher; pupil; impact; academic achievement; India; private school
Classification
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy
Income Policy, Property Policy, Wage Policy
Method
empirical
Free Keywords
performance-related pay; teachers; student achievement; private schools; government schools; India
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 473-86
Journal
Economics of Education Review, 26 (2007) 4
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution