@article {576886,
	title = {The Effect of Evaluation on Performance: Evidence from Longitudinal Student Achievement Data of Mid-career Teachers},
	year = {2011},
	month = {03/01},
	abstract = {<p>The effect of evaluation on employee performance is traditionally studied in the context of the principal-agent problem. Evaluation can, however, also be characterized as an investment in the evaluated employee{\textquoteright}s human capital. We study a sample of mid-career public school teachers where we can consider these two types of evaluation effect separately. Employee evaluation is a particularly salient topic in public schools where teacher effectiveness varies substantially and where teacher evaluation itself is increasingly a focus of public policy proposals. We find evidence that a quality classroom-observation-based evaluation and performance measures can improve mid-career teacher performance both during the period of evaluation, consistent with the traditional predictions; and in subsequent years, consistent with human capital investment. However the estimated improvements during evaluation are less precise. Additionally, the effects sizes represent a substantial gain in welfare given the program{\textquoteright}s costs.</p>},
	url = {http://www.nber.org/papers/w16877},
	author = {Eric S. Taylor and John H. Tyler}
}
