is a man. This gap is not driven by gender differences in job mobility, ability, or a higher demand for male teachers. We …

We study the equity-efficiency implication of giving school districts control over teacher pay using an equilibrium … preferred teachers. We estimate the model using data from Wisconsin, where districts gained control over teacher pay in 2011. We … find that, all else equal, giving districts control over teacher pay would lead to more efficient teacher-district sorting …

that gave school districts in Wisconsin full autonomy to redesign teacher pay schemes. I show that, following the reform …, some districts switched to flexible compensation and started paying high-quality teachers more. Teacher quality increased …