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Peer reviewedBallou, Dale; Podgursky, Michael – Journal of Human Resources, 2002
Review of public school compensation policies and comparison of teacher salaries with those of other white-collar workers found that public schools spend the same percentage of wage-rewarding seniority as other employers. A steeper wage-tenure profile reduces turnover, but turnover costs are likely not high enough to make this an optimal use of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Public Schools, Salary Wage Differentials, Secondary School Teachers
