Recruiting and compensating civil servants: a field experiment in Zambia
Bandiera, O.
(2013).
Recruiting and compensating civil servants: a field experiment in Zambia.
(2013).
Recruiting and compensating civil servants: a field experiment in Zambia.
The civil service – public cadres of bureaucrats, local administrators, teachers and health workers – is a key component of the state’s capacity to govern and provide public goods. In the effort to create an effective civil service, states face key questions regarding how to recruit, train and motivate competent agents to ensure their high performance and long-term retention.