This paper presents the first causal evidence on the effects of school accountability systems on teacher labor markets …. We exploit a 2002 change in Florida's school accountability system that exogenously shocked some schools to higher … likely to move. Using microdata from the universe of Florida public school teachers, we find strong evidence that …

school) rather than to other characteristics that are correlated with student quality (immigrant status, parental income …'s earnings or school hiring policies. …