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Title: Collective Bargaining Laws and Returns to STEM Majors in the Labor Market for Teachers

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Publication Year: 2021

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Abstract: In light of growing difficulties for schools to attract teachers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and the continued discussions surrounding unionization of education, this paper examines the effect of collective bargaining laws on the salary of teachers with a STEM degree. To identify the effect, we leverage the policy discontinuity of CB laws at state borders and compare the earnings of STEM-degree holding teachers in a cross-border commuting zone. Our results show that the bargaining laws lead to higher returns to STEM degrees in the labor market for teachers. The effect is concentrated in female teachers, who predominate the teaching profession. In exploring a potential mechanism, we demonstrate that in states which mandate collective bargaining, female teachers accrue longer durations of experience. This suggests that teachers' unions help to retain female teachers with a STEM degree.

Url: http://www.krishnaregmi.com/CB_and_STEM.pdf

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Authors: Regmi, Krishna; Ju, Andrew

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Institution: Kennesaw State University

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

Topics: Education, Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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