TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jacob,Brian Aaron
TI  - The effect of employment protection on teacher effort
SN  - 0734306X
AV  - HD5706 JOU 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Teaching profession
KW  - Dismissal protection
KW  - Work absence
KW  - 2005-2008
N2  - In 2004, the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union signed a new collective bargaining agreement that gave principals the flexibility to dismiss probationary teachers (those with fewer than 5 years of experience) for any reason and without the hearing process typical in many urban districts. Results suggest that the policy reduced annual teacher absences by roughly 10% and reduced the incidence of frequent absences by 25%. The majority of the effect was due to changes in the composition of teachers in the district, although there is evidence of modest incentive effects for young untenured teachers
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1086/669942
ER  -