selection
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How should political parties choose candidates?
An experiment in Sierra Leone varied how much say voters, compared to party officials, had in selecting candidates for Parliamentary elections, and sheds light on which systems of leadership selection are most effective
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Can performance pay allow schools to attract and retain better teachers? Evidence from Pakistan
Performance pay contracts attract teachers who improve both test score and non-test score outcomes for students
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Why promising trials often fail to result in agricultural yield gains: Evidence from Kenya
Farmer selection and researcher interference during trials can introduce bias, impacting how new technologies perform in real-world conditions
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The selection of talent: Experimental and structural evidence from Ethiopia
Financial incentives for job applicants can help firms attract high-quality candidates and also encourage those from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply