While anecdotal accounts of substantial teacher shortages are increasingly common, we
present evidence that such shortages are not a general phenomenon but rather are highly …

This article provides an overview for the special issue and a framework for thinking about the
included papers. We begin by explaining why teacher pensions is a topic that should be of …

Many states in the US have recently made or are considering changes to their teacher
retirement systems. However, little is known about how teachers value various elements of …

Public pension systems in many US states face large funding shortfalls, and policymakers
have considered moving toward defined contribution (DC) pension structures in the interest …

The large majority of public school teachers, like other public employees, have longstanding
employment protections that shield them from arbitrary or capricious dismissal. At the …

In this study, we start with developing a theoretical framework incorporating theories from the
contracting literature and adapt them to the unusual case of nonprofit charter schools, which …

Most US public school teachers participate in defined benefit retirement plans, which base
benefits on years of service and their last few years of salary. These plans are often …

Most teachers have tenure protections that constrain dismissal. Some argue that tenure
improves recruitment and retention by mitigating the risk of monopsony employment and …

Abstract After Hurricane Katrina, the state of Louisiana took over almost all traditional public
schools in New Orleans and eventually replaced them with charter schools that have …

The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) is in the midst of phasing in
substantial increases in the contributions made by teachers, school districts, and the state of …