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Title: The Effects of Residency Laws on Teachers' Wages and Residential Choice

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Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: This paper examines the impact of residency laws on teachers' wages and residential choice using the natural experiment created by the repeal of the residency laws for teachers. I find that the repeal of residency requirements increases public school teachers' wages by approximately ten percent on average and has varying effects across different demographic groups. Residency laws do not seem to affect private school teachers' wages. The data also indicate a significant outflow of residents after the repeal. In order to further investigate whether there is a relocation of teachers due to residency laws, I look at where public school teachers are sending their children for schooling. Residency laws might in fact induce public school teachers to enroll their children in private schools, as they restrict teachers from moving to an area with a preferred public schooling system. The results suggest that the probability that public school teachers will enroll their children in private school decreases by 0.15 percentage points after the repeal of the residency law.

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Authors: Acan, Evin

Publisher: Rutgers University

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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