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Are Professors Worth It?

The Value-Added and Costs of Tutorial Instructors

Jan Feld, Nicolás Salamanca and Ulf Zölitz
Journal of Human Resources, July 2020, 55 (3) 836-863; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.0417-8752R2
Jan Feld
Jan Feld is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics and Finance of the Victoria University of Wellington. Nicolás Salamanca is a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research of The University of Melbourne. Ulf Zölitz is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich.
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Nicolás Salamanca
Jan Feld is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics and Finance of the Victoria University of Wellington. Nicolás Salamanca is a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research of The University of Melbourne. Ulf Zölitz is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich.
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Jan Feld is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics and Finance of the Victoria University of Wellington. Nicolás Salamanca is a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research of The University of Melbourne. Ulf Zölitz is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich.
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Jan Feld, Nicolás Salamanca, Ulf Zölitz
Journal of Human Resources Jul 2020, 55 (3) 836-863; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.55.3.0417-8752R2

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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Background and Data
    • III. Estimation of Instructor Value-Added
    • IV. Academic Rank and Instructor Value-Added
    • V. Savings Potential under Various Tutorial Staffing Scenarios
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