Kraft, Matthew A. <br/><br/>
Preferences, Inequities, and Incentives in the Substitute Teacher Labor Market / 
Matthew A. Kraft, Megan Lane Conklin, Grace T. Falken. 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  National Bureau of Economic Research  2022. 
 - 1 online resource:  illustrations (black and white); 
 - NBER working paper series  no. w30714 .
 - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)  no. w30714. .
<br/><br/> December 2022. 
<br/><br/> We examine the labor supply decisions of substitute teachers - a large, on-demand market with broad shortages and inequitable supply. In 2018, Chicago Public Schools implemented a targeted bonus program designed to reduce unfilled teacher absences in largely segregated Black schools with historically low substitute coverage rates. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that incentive pay substantially improved coverage equity and raised student achievement. Changes in labor supply were concentrated among Black and Hispanic substitutes from nearby neighborhoods with experience in incentive schools. Wage elasticity estimates suggest incentives would need to be 50% of daily wages to close fill-rate gaps. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Analysis of Education<br/>Education and Inequality<br/>Labor Demand<br/>Compensation Packages &bull; Payment Methods