tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post5877304914965639867..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Apparently we've reached the goalpost-moving stage of the gameJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-90184472327038272242010-10-10T14:23:59.088-04:002010-10-10T14:23:59.088-04:00Hoxby/Leigh (2005) argued that pay for aptitude in...Hoxby/Leigh (2005) argued that pay for aptitude in teaching would attract better teachers. http://www.montana.edu/ttt/pdf_files/Pulled_Away_Pushed_Out.pdf<br /><br />It's a point that has been made in the economics literature for a long time (Lazear, "Performance Pay and Productivity").Stuart Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-909987747039205382010-10-08T18:37:59.800-04:002010-10-08T18:37:59.800-04:00The goalpost-moving complaint shows unfamiliarity ...The goalpost-moving complaint shows unfamiliarity with the issue. Merit pay proponents have been talking about workforce composition for a long time. Back in 2006, for example, Hanushek was criticizing merit pay research for judging "the effectiveness of merit pay based on its ability to get more effort out of the existing teachers, as opposed to its ability to enhance the selection of good teachers."Stuart Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.com