Using national longitudinal survey data, employs current duration-analysis techniques to examine the first teaching spell for a sample of teachers. Estimates of a proportional hazard model indicate that the length of a teacher's first spell is more responsive to wages than improved teaching conditions. Marriage and fertility variables are also…

Scholars of sex differentials in attainment in the labor market have long looked to the division of labor in the family--especially childbearing and rearing--as one source of these differentials. This study assesses the effects of the first birth on the career orientation and job characteristics of young adult males and females, using data from…

The purpose of this study was to examine whether teachers' personal attributes and school characteristics predict differences in the career patterns of teachers and, if so, to explore the implications for teacher supply. The sample was composed of 786 current and former teachers identified in 1986 through the Teaching Supplement Questionnaire of…