motivation

Monitoring drivers in Liberia raised effort on average, but broke the trust between managers and well-performing drivers

Uncertainty in the identity of an evaluator discourages evaluator-specific influence activities and significantly improves state employees’ performance

Pay for performance can improve student learning without negative impacts on the type of teacher that gets recruited or retained

Does poverty continue due to differences in ability or limited access to opportunities?

Evidence from Pakistan shows that governments can use the postings of bureaucrats to improve their performance

In this video, Nava Ashraf discusses the importance of getting the right people for public sector jobs