Benjamin Olken
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La política social y la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
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Desde de los años 90, los programas sociales que otorgan transferencias de efectivo han sido parte fundamental de la política social en los países en desarrollo. Algunos estudios identifican más de 119 países que han implementado algún tipo de programa de transferencias de efectivo (PTE), con un estimado de mil…
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The Complicated Relationship between Public Sector Employment and Governance in Low-Income Countries
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Evidence suggests that public sector workers in low-income countries have a wage premium relative to their private sector counterparts, despite the fact that they have lower quality governance. Improving the design of public sector personnel policies may have an impact on the quality of governance.
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Aligning Incentives: The Effectiveness of Performance-Based Pay for Tax Officials
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After being randomly assigned to a performance-based incentive structure, tax officials in Pakistan had significantly higher levels of revenue collection. This result suggests a potential solution to the widespread corruption and low collection rates of tax authorities in developing countries.