Econ 4345 - Economics of Education

Michael Podgursky

Department of Economics
Professional Building, Room 118
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Voice (573) 882-4574
Fax (573) 882-2697
Email: podgurskym@missouri.edu

OFFICE HOURS: By Appointment

Education:
PhD '80, Economics, U.of Wisconsin - Madison
MA, Economics, '78, U. of Wisconsin - Madison
BA., Economics, U.of Missouri - Columbia

Publications:

  • R. Costrell and M. Podgursky "Peaks, Cliffs and Valleys: The Peculiar Incentives of Teacher Retirement Systems and Their Consequences for School Staffing" Education and Finance Policy, forthcoming
  • M. Podgursky and M. Springer, "Teacher Performance Pay: A Survey" Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 26. No 4 (Autumn 2007), pp. 909-950
  • M. Podgursky and R. Tongrut "(Mis)-Measuring the Relative Pay f Public School Teachers," Education Finance and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Fall 2006), pp. 425-440
  • M. Podgursky, R. Monroe, D. Watson. “Teacher Pay, Mobility, and Academic Quality.” Economics of Education Review. Vol. 23 (2004), pp. 507-518.
  • D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. "Seniority, Wages and Turnover Among Public School Teachers." Journal of Human Resources. Vol. 37. No. 4 (Fall 2002), pp. 892-912.