@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6402,
            	author={Valletta, Robert G. and Hoff, K. Jody and Lopus, Jane S.},
            	title={Lost in Translation? Teacher Training and Outcomes in High School Economics Classes},
            	year={2012},
	month={Mar},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={6402},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6402},
	abstract={Using data on 24 teachers and 982 students from a 2006 survey of California high school economics classes, we assess the effects of student and teacher characteristics on student achievement. We estimate value-added models of outcomes on multiple choice and essay exams, with matched classroom pairs for each teacher enabling random effects and fixed-effects estimation. Students' own and peer GPAs and their attitudes towards economics have the largest effects on value-added scores. We also find a substantial impact of specialized teacher experience and college-level coursework in economics, although the effects of the latter are positive for the multiple choice test and negative for the essay test.},
	keywords={high school economics;teacher training},
            }