Ludger Woessmann
Cross-country evidence on teacher performance pay
Ifo Institute for Economic Research
generalequilibrium effects performancerelated teacher pay include longterm incentive teachersorting mechanisms usually elude experimental studies captured crosscountry comparisons combining countrylevel performancepay measures rich pisa2003 international achievement micro data paper estimates studentlevel international education production functions use teacher salary adjustments outstanding performance significantly associated math science reading achievement across countries scores countries performancerelated pay one quarter standard deviations higher results avoid bias withincountry selection robust continental fixed effects controlling nonperformancebased forms teacher salary adjustments