Center for Data Analysis Report posted November 1, 2011 by Jason Richwine, Ph.D., Andrew G. Biggs, Ph.D.
Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers
Executive Summary
The teaching profession is crucial to America’s society and economy, but public-school teachers should receive compensation that is neither higher nor lower than market rates. Do teachers currently receive the proper level of compensation? Standard analytical approaches to this question compare teacher salaries to the…
Backgrounder posted March 31, 2011 by Andrew G. Biggs, Ph.D., Jason Richwine, Ph.D.
Public-Sector Compensation: Correcting the Economic Policy Institute, Again
Abstract: Previous public–private pay comparisons at the state and local levels, including numerous reports published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), significantly undercount public-sector pension benefits, omit retiree health coverage, and ignore job security. Using California as an example, an analysis by economists Andrew…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted March 17, 2011 by Jason Richwine, Ph.D., Andrew G. Biggs, Ph.D.
Are California Public Employees Overpaid?
Abstract: While it is clear that federal workers’ wages and benefits are above market levels, it is less clear whether state and local employees are similarly overpaid. In the past year, several organizations have published studies arguing that state and local workers are underpaid. But these studies undercount…