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Intergovernmental (dis)incentives, free-riding, teacher salaries and teacher pensions
Fitzpatrick, Maria D. - 2015
In this paper, I document evidence that intergovernmental incentives inherent in public sector defined benefit pension systems distort the amount and timing of income for public school teachers. This intergovernmental incentive stems from the fact that, in many states, local school districts are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418269
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Are teacher pensions "hazardous" for schools?
Mahler, Patten Priestley - 2017
incentives embedded in North Carolina's retirement system. Like most public-sector retirement plans, North Carolina's teacher … soon afterward. I find that teachers with higher levels of quality, as measured by a teacher's value-added to her students …' achievement test scores, are more responsive to the "pull" of teacher pensions. Younger teachers, those with higher salaries, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011781183
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Intergovernmental (Dis)Incentives, Free-Riding, Teacher Salaries and Teacher Pensions
Fitzpatrick, Maria Donovan - 2015
In this paper, I document evidence that intergovernmental incentives inherent in public sector defined benefit pension systems distort the amount and timing of income for public school teachers. This intergovernmental incentive stems from the fact that, in many states, local school districts are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014138186
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Net Impact Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State
Hollenbeck, Kevin - 2003
This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of nine workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Five of the programs serve job-ready adults: Community and Technical College Job Training, Private Career Schools, Apprenticeships, Job Training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011763256
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How policymakers should deal with the delayed benefits of early childhood programs
Bartik, Timothy J. - 2009
This chapter is a draft of Chapter 7 of a planned book, Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa. This book analyzes early childhood programs' effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: 1) universally accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287982
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Distributional effects of early childhood programs and business incentives and their implications for policy
Bartik, Timothy J. - 2009
This paper is a draft of Chapter 8 of a planned book, Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa. This book analyzes early childhood programs' effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: 1) universally accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287984
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Earnings benefits of Tulsa's pre-K program for different income groups
Bartik, Timothy J.; Gormley, William; Adelstein, Shirley - 2011
This paper estimates future adult earnings effects associated with a universal pre-K program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. These informed projections help to compensate for the lack of long-term data on universal pre-K programs, while using metrics that relate test scores to valued social benefits....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287994
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Lessons learned from a state-funded workplace literacy program
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Timmeney, Bridget - 2009
Findings from an evaluation of a workplace literacy program funded by the State of Indiana are presented. Working with employers, providers were given considerable latitude to design their own training regimens. The state awarded certificates to workers who achieved certain levels of proficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288024
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Economic development benefits of preschool expansion in Kalamazoo County
Bartik, Timothy J. - 2009
This paper examines the effects of preschool expansion in Kalamazoo County on the county's economic development. Effects on the county's economic development are defined as effects on the employment and earnings of county residents. The estimated effects are found to be large relative to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288033
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Lessons Learned from a State-Funded Workplace Literacy Program
Hollenbeck, Kevin - 2015
Findings from an evaluation of a workplace literacy program funded by the State of Indiana are presented. Working with employers, providers were given considerable latitude to design their own training regimens. The state awarded certificates to workers who achieved certain levels of proficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012707320