ERIC Number: ED672338
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 47
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Identification of Non-Additive Fixed Effects Models: Is the Return to Teacher Quality Homogeneous? EdWorkingPaper No. 23-792
Jinyong Hahn; John D. Singleton; Nese Yildiz
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Panel or grouped data are often used to allow for unobserved individual heterogeneity in econometric models via fixed effects. In this paper, we discuss identification of a panel data model in which the unobserved heterogeneity both enters additively and interacts with treatment variables. We present identification and estimation methods for parameters of interest in this model under both strict and weak exogeneity assumptions. The key identification insight is that other periods' treatment variables are instruments for the unobserved fixed effects. We apply our proposed estimator to matched student-teacher data used to estimate value-added models of teacher quality. We show that the common assumption that the return to unobserved teacher quality is the same for all students is rejected by the data. We also present evidence that No Child Left Behind-era school accountability increased the effectiveness of teacher quality for lower performing students.
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Models, Computation, Statistical Analysis, Value Added Models, Accountability, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Grade 5, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Educational Indicators
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1918985
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