Labour Market Expectations and Occupational Choice: Evidence from Teaching
通过新调查数据和离散选择实验，发现教师对收入存在系统性误解，非金钱因素对降低离职率更有效，且离职意向受工作条件恶化的影响大于改善。
This paper investigates why teachers quit. Using new survey data and a modified discrete-choice experiment we find that i) teachers are systematically misinformed about population earnings, and misinformation is correlated with quitting intentions; ii) non-pecuniary factors are the most cost-effective method of reducing teacher attrition; and iii) quitting intentions are more affected by reductions in workplace amenities than symmetric improvements, suggesting preventing cuts is more important than rolling out more generous benefits. Linking our survey data to teachers’ administrative records we show that teachers probabilistic leaving intentions are strong predictors of actual behaviour.