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dc.titleCalling Their Bluff: Expressed and Revealed Preferences of Top College Graduates Entering Teaching in Argentina
dc.contributor.authorGanimian, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorAlfonso, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorSantiago, Ana
dc.contributor.orgunitEducation Division
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.date.available2013-10-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2013-09-10T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractMany school systems today are trying to attract top college graduates into teaching, but little is known about what dissuades this target group from entering the profession. This study randomly assigned applicants for a highly-selective alternative pathway into teaching in Argentina either to a survey about their motivations for applying to the program or to surveys that revealed information about their future pay or working conditions. The study finds that applicants who received information about pay or working conditions were much more likely to report that they intended to drop out of the selection process, but were no more likely to actually drop out. This can be explained by the temporary salience effects of the informational prompts. Applicants with higher undergraduate grade point averages and/or scores in the selection process, however, were both more likely to report that they will drop out and to actually do so.
dc.format.extent42
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011502
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Calling-Their-Bluff-Expressed-and-Revealed-Preferences-of-Top-College-Graduates-Entering-Teaching-in-Argentina.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEducational Evaluation
dc.subject.jelcodeC93 - Field Experiments
dc.subject.jelcodeI2 - Education and Research Institutions
dc.subject.jelcodeJ44 - Professional Labor Markets • Occupational Licensing
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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