Do Alternative Opportunities Matter? The Role of Female Labor Markets in the Decline of Teacher Quality
Do Alternative Opportunities Matter? The Role of Female Labor Markets in the Decline of Teacher Quality
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其他机会重要吗？
DOI：
10.1162/rest.89.4.737
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发表时间：
2007
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通讯作者：
Marigee Bacolod
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作者：
Marigee Bacolod
本文记录了人们广泛认为但很少调查的观点，即今天的教师比以前的资格更低。1960年至1990年之间进入教学的年轻女性的质量显着下降的证据，使用标准化考试成绩，本科院校的选择性，积极的非自愿交配的特点作为质量指标。相反，成为专业人员的年轻妇女的素质有所提高。罗伊的自我选择模型强调了技能回报的职业差异如何决定教师质量。估计数表明，增加妇女的职业机会对影响教师质量下降具有重要意义。
This paper documents the widely perceived but little investigated notion that teachers today are less qualified than they once were. Evidence of a marked decline in the quality of young women going into teaching between 1960 and 1990 is presented, using standardized test scores, undergraduate institution selectivity, and positive assortative mating characteristics as indicators of quality. In contrast, the quality of young women becoming professionals increased. The Roy model of self-selection highlights how occupational differences in the returns to skill determine teacher quality. Estimates suggest the significance of increasing professional opportunities for women in affecting the decline in teacher quality.