We provide the first evidence that promotion incentives can influence effort of employees in the public sector by studying China's system of annual evaluations and promotions for teachers. Theoretical predictions from a tournament model of promotion incentives are tested using panel data on...

1. Introduction -- 2. Choosing the "right" career -- 3. Flourishing on the job -- 4. Psychopathology I : the individual -- 5. Psychopathology II : the organization -- 6. The crucial importance of emotions in facilitating organizational change -- 7. When to call it quits : retirement.

Educational policymakers struggle to find ways to improve the quality of the teacher workforce. The early career period represents a unique opportunity to identify struggling teachers, examine the likelihood of future improvement, and make strategic pre-tenure investments in improvement as well...