Teacher Strikes as Public Signals
研究了2007-2018年美国教师罢工如何影响选举候选人对教育议题的重视及公共教育经费，发现罢工使国会候选人投放教育广告的概率翻倍，并导致学区生均收入和支出增加超600美元。
<h3>Abstract</h3> Teacher strikes are tactics that unions use to influence contract negotiations, and high-profile actions that have the potential to signal the need for policy change. We study the political economy of strikes by collecting original data on U.S. teacher strikes from 2007-2018. Using a difference-in-differences framework, we analyze if strikes induce electoral candidates to prioritize education issues and ultimately impact funding for public education. We find that strikes more than double the probability that congressional candidates air education campaign ads. Strikes also shape broader support for education funding, resulting in over $600 increases in district revenues and expenditures per pupil.