Teacher Unionization and the Quality of Education in Peru: An Empirical Evaluation Using Survey Data

Zegarra, Eduardo; Ravina, Renato

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1814733

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Teacher Unionization and the Quality of Education in Peru: An Empirical Evaluation Using Survey Data

IDB Working Paper No. 182

35 Pages Posted: 19 Apr 2011

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Eduardo Zegarra

Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)

Renato Ravina

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Date Written: January 2003

Abstract

This paper analyzes the evolution and current profile of teacher unionization and estimate the impact of unionization on the quality of public education in Peru. The research uses data from a 1999 household survey (ENAHO) and from a recent evaluation of a public program oriented to improve the quality of Peruvian public education.

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Zegarra, Eduardo and Ravina, Renato, Teacher Unionization and the Quality of Education in Peru: An Empirical Evaluation Using Survey Data (January 2003). IDB Working Paper No. 182, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1814733 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1814733