@article {Hill349, author = {Andrew J. Hill and Daniel B. Jones}, title = {The Impacts of Performance Pay on Teacher Effectiveness and Retention}, volume = {55}, number = {1}, pages = {349--385}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.3368/jhr.55.2.0216.7719R3}, publisher = {University of Wisconsin Press}, abstract = {Teacher performance pay is increasingly common in the United States. We assess the {\textquotedblleft}incentive effects{\textquotedblright} of performance pay{\textemdash}the change in behavior of teachers present before and after a reform{\textemdash}with a focus on whether male and female teachers respond differently. Evaluating three performance pay programs in North Carolina, we find clear evidence of a gender difference: while male teachers{\textquoteright} value-added remains flat before and after the introduction of performance pay the value-added of female teachers declines. We also document suggestive evidence of a gender difference in retention with men more likely to remain in schools with performance pay.}, issn = {0022-166X}, URL = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/55/1/349}, eprint = {https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/55/1/349.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Human Resources} }