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Incentives And Teacher Effort : Evidence From Lagos, Nigeria, Simileoluwa Adebajo
Incentives And Teacher Effort : Evidence From Lagos, Nigeria, Simileoluwa Adebajo
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According to recent research, teachers contribute to around 30% of the overall variation in student achievement and success – more than any other influencing factor. This study seeks to understand how different types of incentives (monetary, near monetary and non-monetary incentives) influence the “effort” of public school teachers in Lagos, Nigeria using a novel measurement tool – the teaching effectiveness survey – to measure the teachers’ outcomes. Using a randomized control trial where students evaluate the changes in their teachers’ effort with a standard teaching effectiveness survey and differences in differences estimation, we show how incentives could potentially improve (or …