蝌蚪网 Journal:
Applied Economics
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Order Effects and Teacher Labor Supply: A Nationwide RCT in Ecuador
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
(pp. 83–114)
Abstract
We evaluate a nationwide zero-cost intervention to reduce teacher sorting, where lower-income students are more likely to attend understaffed schools with less qualified teachers. Our approach was grounded in an insight from behavioral economics known as order effects. In the treatment arm, the teacher job application plat-form showed hard-to-staff schools first, while, in the control group, schools were displayed alphabetically. Treated teachers were more likely to apply to hard-to-staff schools, ranking them their highest priority. Inattentive or less qualified teachers did not influence the results. The intervention helped to reduce the unequal distribution of qualified teachers across schools.Citation
Ajzenman, Nicol谩s, Gregory Elacqua, Luana Marotta, and Anne Sofie Olsen. 2026. "Order Effects and Teacher Labor Supply: A Nationwide RCT in Ecuador." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 18 (3): 83–114. DOI: 10.1257/app.20230525Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I24 Education and Inequality
- J28 Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
- J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration