RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Does Contractual Form Matter?
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 1081
OP 1120
DO 10.3368/jhr.54.4.0117.8505R
VO 54
IS 4
A1 Florence Xiaotao Ran
A1 Di Xu
YR 2019
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/54/4/1081.abstract
AB We examine the impact of non-tenure-track faculty by type of employment on students’ academic outcomes in two-and four-year colleges using a two-way fixed-effects model and an instrumental variable approach. We also examine how the estimated effects on student outcomes can be explained by observable instructor characteristics and employment features. We find that non-tenure-track faculty have positive impacts on current course grades but negative impacts on subsequent course outcomes. These negative impacts are stronger for non-tenure-track faculty hired through temporary appointments than for those hired with long-term contracts, which can be explained partly by observable instructor characteristics.