Incentives in the public sector : evidence from a government agency
Author: Simon M. Burgess
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 39
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Author: Simon M. Burgess
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 39
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 56
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 52
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Published: 1997
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is curious that more government programs do not use performance-based contacts for human resource-oriented programs. Theoretical explanations for their limited use are that: agents' risk aversion limits the effectiveness of performance incentives, and moral hazard can restrict the efficacy of performance incentives if the performance measures do not fully reflect program goals. This paper examines the validity of these explanations by studying the performance management system used in the major federal job training program, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Existing JTPA performance measures lead to problems of moral hazard. The paper provides empirical evidence for the notion that unless performance standards are carefully designed, problems of moral hazard may preclude the wide-spread use of performance incentives in government programs.
Author: Great Britain. Cabinet Office
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 66
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Interagency Working Committee on Incentives, Awards, and Rewards
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Published: 1952
Total Pages: 36
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 29
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Evan Ringquist
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-01-09
Total Pages: 590
ISBN-13: 1118190130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeta-Analysis for Public Management and Policy is a groundbreaking book that introduces meta-analysis and includes proven techniques for research in public management and policy. The book provides statistical approaches to meta-analysis most useful for public policy and management and features five examples of original meta-analyses of important questions in public management and policy conducted by the author and his team. These original studies show step-by-step how to conduct a meta-analysis and contribute original research on ...
Author: Naureen Karachiwalla
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe provide evidence that promotion incentives influence the effort of public employees by studying China's system of promotions for teachers. Predictions from a tournament model of promotion are tested using retrospective panel data on primary and middle school teachers. Consistent with theory, promotions are associated with wage increases, higher wage increases are associated with better performance, and teachers increase effort in years leading up to promotion eligibility but reduce effort if they are repeatedly passed over for promotion. Evaluation scores are positively associated with teacher time use and with student test scores, diminishing concerns that evaluations are manipulated.
Author: Elisabeth Paul
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2006-06
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper analyzes the pervasiveness and persistence of rent seeking, misgovernance, and public sector inefficiency in many developing and transition economies. We formalize evidence from country experiences and empirical studies into a stylized analytical framework that reflects realistic constraints faced in these countries. Our work departs from the standard economic literature by assuming that (i) the relationship between the government and its population is regulated through an implicit social consensus; (ii) traditional incentives (in the form of public expenditure controls, sanctions, or monetary incentives to perform) are, for various reasons, ineffective in many of these countries; and (iii) the persistence of high corruption reflects a very stable equilibrium, which in turn reflects the fact that several constraints are simultaneously binding. We argue that, when traditional incentives fail, transparency-information provision and disclosure, together with the means to use it-by relaxing different constraints, can contribute to improving public outcomes.