In recent years, there has been increasing interest in whether and how bureaucratic
effectiveness contributes to development. Just what makes for an effective bureaucracy and …

When and how do governments deliver public goods and services in response to citizen
preferences? We review the current literature on government responsiveness, with a focus …

We combine personnel records of the United States federal bureaucracy from 1997 to 2019
with administrative voter registration data to study how ideological alignment between …

Multiple studies highlight the link between engagement at work and performance,
influencing organizations to put more effort into improving employee engagement levels. In …

We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of an innovative police
patrol program on sexual harassment in public spaces in Hyderabad, India. In collaboration …

Firms traditionally use incentives to motivate employees' efforts. In this paper, we evaluate a
firm's attempt to do the opposite by encouraging employees to reflect on what gives their life …

We study how the organization of the state evolves over the process of development of a
nation, using a new dataset on the internal organization of the US federal bureaucracy over …

Background: Subnational actors and organizations are crucial mediators of policy
implementation due to their proximity to schools. However, in low-and middle-income …

Abstract We use a Randomized Controlled Trial in Pakistan to test whether one-on-one
engagement with community religious leaders can encourage them to advise congregants …

Building a capable public service is a key component of post-conflict state building. An
effective public service is fundamental to the regulation of society, to managing public funds …