Public sector

Do meritocratic promotions increase worker productivity?

Incentivising civil servants to gather evidence before making decisions significantly reduced errors in the beliefs of Ethiopian government officials

Evidence from Brazil shows that patronage plays an important role in public sector hiring, adversely affecting the quality of the public workforce

Historical data from Kenya show that when an ethnic group gains power, public servants of that group may be emboldened to misbehave

Government jobs are often allocated based on bribes and patronage. How does this process work, and can this lead to good outcomes?

Smartphone monitoring streamlined information flows and improved inspection rates at public clinics across Punjab

When monitoring job performance proves too costly, paying for ability can be as effective as pay-for-performance schemes, but cheaper to implement