School Characteristics and Teacher Turnover: Assessing the Role of Preferences and Opportunities
研究通过区分工作特征对教师效用的直接影响和对外部工作机会的间接影响，利用荷兰小学教师数据揭示教师对学校特征的偏好，并发现当前与外部工作属性的关联会影响教师流动和学校间配置。
Job characteristics can affect worker turnover through their effect on utility and through their effect on outside job opportunities. The aim of this study is to identify and estimate the roles of these two channels separately. Our method exploits information on job changes, and relies on an augmented sample selection correction. To illustrate our approach, we use an exhaustive register of Dutch primary school teachers and show a detailed picture of preferences for school characteristics. We also find that the dependence between current and outside job attributes can affect turnover and thus the allocation of teachers across schools.