Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Evidence from Zambia

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 2007
Volume: 42
Issue: 4

Authors (4)

Jishnu Das (National Bureau of Economic Re...) Stefan Dercon (not in RePEc) James Habyarimana (not in RePEc) Pramila Krishnan (Oxford University)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

A large literature examines the link between shocks to households and the educational attainment of children. We use new panel data to estimate the impact of shocks to teachers on student learning in Mathematics and English. Using absenteeism in the 30 days preceding the survey as a measure of these shocks, we find no impact for the full

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:42:y:2007:i4:p820-862
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25