Teacher Performance Pay and Student Learning: Evidence from a Nationwide Program in Peru
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: We study the impact of a nationwide teacher pay-for-performance program in Peru. Public secondary schools compete in a tournament based on eighth graders’ performance in a standardized test. The principal and teachers of winning schools receive a substantial bonus. We perform a difference-in-differences estimation comparing the internal grades of eighth and ninth graders of the same school, before and after the program. We find a precisely estimated zero effect on student achievement, which could be a consequence of teachers’ uncertainty about how to improve their students’ performance in the standardized test tied to the bonus.
DOI: 10.1086/714012
Authors: Cristina Bellés-Obrero, María Lombardi
Institutions: University of Mannheim, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3144217686