Does performance related pay for teachers improve student performance? Some evidence from India
Abstract
In this paper data from a school survey in India is used to ask whether there is evidence for the payment of performance related pay and whether such pay structures do impact on student achievement. It is shown that鈥攁fter controlling for student ability, parental background and the resources available鈥攑rivate schools get significantly better academic results by relating pay to achievement; government schools do not. We discuss possible interpretations of this result.
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Economics of Education ReviewVolume (2007) 26 (4) 473-486 [doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.02.007]
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Published 1 January 2007