Compensating teachers serving rural schools
Evidence from a developing region in southern China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22234751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hongmei Ma (0000-0002-3646-3694, Central China Normal University, corresponding author), Wanpeng Lei (Central China Normal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2662-9992 • E-ISSN: 2662-9992 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41599-025-04598-1 |
| OpenAlex | W4408806296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 79 |
Desirable working conditions such as geographic accessibilities attached to the job are important amenities for individuals to maximize their occupational utility, and the absence of comfortable working conditions should be equally and adequately compensated. The “compensating wage differential ” hypothesis subsumed by hedonic wage theory offers us the theoretical framework to interpret the relationship between individuals’ earnings and job dis(amenities). In the teacher labor market, job disamenities such as the undesirable geographic location of schools should be compensated to balance the spatial distribution of teachers. The authors tested this idea by employing a unique self-collected dataset, sourced from a representative developing region in southern China. The results showed that teachers’ earnings were positively associated with the geographical unpopularity attached to the rural school where they worked, holding other factors constant. In addition, the result yielded by instrumental variable identification strategy confirmed that teachers’ positive self-selection into rural schools had led to an underestimation of the adverse impact of geographic ruralness on their utility losses. This paper sheds light on how to staff schools located in geographically disadvantaged areas with quality teachers by properly offering economic incentives
Archaeology · China · Geography · Mathematics education · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
Chapter 12 The theory of equalizing differences
Chapter 17 Contingent Valuation
Equalizing Differences in the Labor Market
Valuing Alternative Work Arrangements
Would higher salaries keep teachers in high-poverty schools? Evidence from a policy intervention in North Carolina
The economic value of higher teacher quality
Equitable Compensation to Attract and Retain Qualified Teachers in High-Need Alaska Public Schools
Altruism or Money? Reducing Teacher Sorting Using Behavioral Strategies in Peru
Teachers’ willingness to pay for retirement benefits
Invisible Shifts in and Out of the Classroom
The impact of fiscal centralization policies on education expenditure among Chinese local governments
Compensating Wage Differentials and Public Policy
Poor Economics. A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Recruitment of rural teachers in developing countries
Moving teachers to Malawi’s remote communities
Will China’s Free Teacher Education Policy address teacher shortages in rural schools or reproduce existing inequality
The Impact of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in “Hard‐to‐Staff” Subjects
How Local Economic Conditions Affect School Finances, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement
Can Financial Incentives Help Disadvantaged Schools to Attract and Retain High‐Performing Teachers? Evidence from Chile
Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance
Do financial incentives help low-performing schools attract and keep academically talented teachers? Evidence from California
Localism and Teacher Labor Markets
Hedonic Prices and Implicit Markets
Exploring Teacher Attrition in Urban China through Interplay of Wages and Well-being
The measurement of experienced burnout
Revisiting Teaching Quality Gaps
Fiscal Reform and Public Education Spending
Compensating Wage Differentials in Labor Markets
Probation Length and Teacher Salaries
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |