Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (41 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bedoya, Juan Rule-Based Civil Service: Evidence from a Nationwide Teacher Reform in Mexico
Keywords:
Administrative and Civil Service Reform
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Civil Service Employment
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Civil Service Reform
;
Education
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Education Reform and Management
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Effective Schools and Teachers
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Rule-Based Teacher Hiring
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Social Protections and Labor
;
Teacher Hiring Methods
;
Teacher Quality
Abstract:
This paper studies the effect of a civil service reform on the skills profile of new teachers in Mexico. The reform mandated the use of rule-based recruitment over discretionary hiring. The results show that the reform led to hiring teachers with higher cognitive skills. The paper also shows that an improvement in the bottom of the skills distribution of new hires drove this change. Two channels explain these effects. First, the reform decreased the prevalence of discretionary hires, who tended to be drawn from the bottom of the skills distribution. Second, the reform improved the screening efficiency of rule-based hiring, making cognitive skills more important determinants of hiring outcomes
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-10540
URL:
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