This paper evaluates the impact of a performance-related pay scheme for teachers in England. Using data which matches individual pupils to individual teachers, and contains both test scores and value-added, we test whether the introduction of a payment scheme based on pupil attainment increased teacher effort. Our evaluation design controls for pupil effects, school effects and teacher effects, and adopts a difference-in-difference methodology. We find that the scheme did improve test scores and value added increased on average by about 40% of a grade per pupil.
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%1 Atkinson2004
%A Atkinson, Adele
%A Burgess, Simon
%A Croxson, Bronwyn
%A Gregg, Paul
%A Propper, Carol
%A Slater, Helen
%A Wilson, Deborah
%C Bristol
%D 2004
%I Centre for Market and Public Organisation
%K UK education pay pdf performance schools teachers valueadded prj-education
%T Evaluating the impact of performance-related pay for teachers in England
%U http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/publications/papers/2004/wp113.pdf
%X This paper evaluates the impact of a performance-related pay scheme for teachers in England. Using data which matches individual pupils to individual teachers, and contains both test scores and value-added, we test whether the introduction of a payment scheme based on pupil attainment increased teacher effort. Our evaluation design controls for pupil effects, school effects and teacher effects, and adopts a difference-in-difference methodology. We find that the scheme did improve test scores and value added increased on average by about 40% of a grade per pupil.
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