We study the effects of introducing a performance-based promotion program for teachers in Sweden. The program intended to make the teaching profession more attractive by raising wages for skilled teachers and taking advantage of teachers’ professional competence. Our results show that: (i) high-wage teachers are more likely to be promoted; (ii) the stipulated wage increase has full pass-through onto wages for promoted teachers; (iii) schools with promotions have lower teacher separations and an improved pool of teachers. These results suggest that performance-based promotions could be an important tool for raising teacher quality.

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教师的职业机会和学校质量

我们研究了在瑞典为教师引入以绩效为基础的晋升计划的效果。该计划旨在通过提高熟练教师的工资并利用教师的专业能力来使教学行业更具吸引力。我们的结果表明：（i）高薪教师更容易晋升；（ii）订明的加薪幅度已全数转入晋升教师的工资；（iii）晋升学校的教师离职率较低，教师队伍有所改善。这些结果表明，基于绩效的晋升可能是提高教师素质的重要工具。