We examine the correlation between gender and bureaucratic corruption using two distinct
datasets, from Italy and from China. In each case, we find that women are far less likely to be …

Understanding how public administrations around the world function and differ is crucial for
strengthening their effectiveness. Most comparative measures of bureaucracy rely on …

The resource curse literature often posits that public employment in resource-rich
economies tends to be large, driven by motivations beyond public goods provision. One set …

Difficult coworkers can be found in almost every workplace, including public and private
organizations. This paper investigates the effects of difficult coworkers on employees' …

Many government agencies operate with fewer personnel than they need to perform
effectively. Yet little research has explored how agencies might allocate their personnel so …

Pay variation across positions, functions, and ranks can affect government performance by
influencing the ability of the government to recruit and incentivize civil servants, but this …

The chapter presents a guiding framework for using household survey microdata, readily
available to most governments, to develop insights into the structure of the public sector …

In recent years, leaders in a number of nations have undermined their public sector's
capacity to deliver on its core goals. To understand this interference, it is necessary to …

The nature of public administration, policy, and management is that, sooner or later, all
things come down to money. What will it cost? How will we pay for it? Or, on what basis shall …

This dissertation investigates how variations in civil service arrangements among European
states impact concerted governance over antibiotic resistance. Through four standalone …