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Does raising the principal's wage improve the school's outcomes? Quasi-experimental evidence from an unusual policy experiment in Israel
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Lavy, Victor. (2008) Does raising the principal's wage improve the school's outcomes? Quasi-experimental evidence from an unusual policy experiment in Israel. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol.110 (No.4). pp. 639-662. ISSN 0347-0520
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00555.x
Abstract
This paper reports estimates of the causal effects of a 50 percent increase in the salary of headmasters of high schools in Israel. The results suggest that the program led to significant improvements in twelfth-grade students' academic achievements. However, the effect was relatively modest, comprising increases of about 5–10 percent in the school mean matriculation rate, average score and number of subjects and credit units taken in matriculation programs. Based on these results and the lack of evidence regarding the effect of increasing teachers' salary, it seems that priority should be given to paying higher wages to school principals.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | School principals; wages; cognitive achievements |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Scandinavian Journal of Economics |
| Publisher: | Blackwell |
| ISSN: | 0347-0520 |
| Date: | December 2008 |
| Volume: | Vol.110 |
| Number: | No.4 |
| Number of Pages: | 24 |
| Page Range: | pp. 639-662 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00555.x |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Funder: | Falk Research Institute |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/45555 |
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