蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
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Getting Students to Show Up: Generational Differences in the Effect of Teachers on Black and White Student Absences
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
vol. 114,
May 2024
(pp. 517–22)
Abstract
We provide the first evidence on the effect of teacher generation on student absences. Using administrative matched student-teacher data, we find that Millennial teachers are more effective at reducing absences compared to teachers from earlier generations. This effect is heterogeneous across Black and White students, with Black students deriving a larger benefit from assignment to a Millennial teacher. Although both Black and White Millennial teachers are more effective at reducing student absences than Baby Boomer teachers, the race-specific improvement of Millennial teachers is driven by White teachers.Citation
Nguyen, Nhu, Ben Ost, and Javaeria A. Qureshi. 2024. "Getting Students to Show Up: Generational Differences in the Effect of Teachers on Black and White Student Absences." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 114: 517–22. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241018Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H75 State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- J45 Public Sector Labor Markets