Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35295 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4271
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In the context of certain dynamic models, it is possible to infer the elasticity of labor supply to the firm from the elasticity of the quit rate with respect to the wage. Using this property, we estimate the average labor supply elasticity to public school districts in Missouri. We take advantage of the plausibly exogenous variation in pre-negotiated district salary schedules to instrument for actual salary. Instrumental variables estimates lead to a labor supply elasticity estimate of about 3.7, suggesting the presence of significant market power for school districts, especially over more experienced teachers. The presence of monopsony power in this labor market may be partially explained by institutional features of the teacher labor market.
Subjects: 
Labor monopsony
teachers
JEL: 
J42
J63
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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