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Heterogenous Teacher Effects of Two Incentive Schemes: Evidence from a Low-Income Country

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dc.contributor.authorBarrera-Osorio, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorCilliers, Jacobus
dc.contributor.authorCloutier, Marie-Helene
dc.contributor.authorFilmer, Deon
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T14:44:14Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T14:44:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports on a randomized evaluation of two teacher incentive programs, which were conducted in a nationally representative sample of 420 public primary schools in Guinea. In 140 schools, high-performing teachers were rewarded in-kind, with the value of goods increasing with level of performance. In another 140 schools, high-performing teachers received a certificate and public recognition from the government. After one year, the in-kind program improved learning by 0.24 standard deviations, while the recognition treatment had a smaller and statistically insignificant impact. After two years, the effect from the in-kind program was smaller (0.16 standard deviations) and not significant; the paper provides suggestive evidence that the reduction may be due to the onset of an Ebola outbreak. The effects of the recognition program remained small and insignificant. The effects differed by teacher gender: for female teachers, both programs were equally effective, while for male teachers, only the in-kind program led to statistically significant effects.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/533501620408965526/Heterogenous-Teacher-Effects-of-Two-Incentive-Schemes-Evidence-from-a-Low-Income-Country
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9652
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35565
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9652
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER INCENTIVES
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectRECOGNITION REWARDS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.titleHeterogenous Teacher Effects of Two Incentive Schemesen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from a Low-Income Countryen
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okr.crossref.titleHeterogenous Teacher Effects of Two Incentive Schemes: Evidence from a Low-Income Country
okr.date.disclosure2021-05-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:48:10.234974Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/533501620408965526/Heterogenous-Teacher-Effects-of-Two-Incentive-Schemes-Evidence-from-a-Low-Income-Country
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.countryGuinea
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okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicEducation::Education Reform and Management
okr.topicEducation::Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics; and the Education Global Practice
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