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dc.contributor.authorHensvik, Lenaen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-27T09:29:18Z-
dc.date.available2011-05-27T09:29:18Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/45732-
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies how local school competition affects teacher wages at markets where wages are set via individual wage bargaining. Using regional variation in private school entry generated by a Swedish reform which allowed private schools to enter freely and a comprehensive matched employer employee data covering all high school teachers in Sweden over 16 years, I analyze the effects of competition on wages as well as labor flows. The results suggest that competition translates into higher wages, also for teachers in public schools. While the average increases are modest new teachers gain 2 percent and high ability teachers in math and science receive 4 percent higher wages in the most competitive areas compared to areas without any competition from private schools. Several robustness checks support a causal interpretation of the results which together highlight the potential gains from school competition through a more differentiated wage setting of teachers.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU) |cUppsalaen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWorking Paper |x2010:8en
dc.subject.jelJ24en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.jelJ42en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordPrivate school competitionen
dc.subject.keywordteacher wagesen
dc.subject.keywordmonopsony poweren
dc.subject.stwPrivatschuleen
dc.subject.stwLehrkräfteen
dc.subject.stwGehalten
dc.subject.stwMonopsonen
dc.subject.stwSchwedenen
dc.titleCompetition, wages and teacher sorting: Four lessons learned from a voucher reform-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn629821844en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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