Teachers, Electoral Cycles, and Learning in India.

• Fagernäs, Sonja ^[1] ; Pelkonen, Panu ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Sussex

     University of Sussex

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Journal of human resources, ISSN 0022-166X, Vol. 55, Nº 2, 2020, págs. 699-732
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Teachers are central for learning, but their hiring and management can be influenced by political factors, especially when they are civil servants. Using an administrative school-level panel data set for India, we find significant increases in teacher transfers and moderate increases in hiring after state elections. The timing of these elections is pre-determined and staggered across states. The reorganization of teachers is partly related to political turnover. Pupils’ test scores are also up to 0.15 standard deviations lower in the post-election phase. Following a range of estimations for alternative explanations, we conclude that the reorganization of teachers can disrupt learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]