The promise of delegating important decisions to machines has long been discussed in public administration, yet actual use has often lagged. Given the rapid approach of artificial intelligence in governance settings, we test hypotheses about the use of expert systems. Using data from crime...

The adoption and use of emerging and smart technologies like robotics is a key concern as the advanced economies undergo the latest technological revolution. While firms and factories often adopt technologies like robotics and advanced manufacturing techniques at a fast rate, government agencies...

Machine learning methods have gained a great deal of popularity in recent years amongpublic administration scholars and practitioners. These techniques open the door tothe analysis of text, image and other types of data that allow us to test foundationaltheories of public administration and to...

While many studies have examined the association between merit-based pay and organizational performance, few have assessed the psychological well-being of employees in agencies with such financial incentive schemes. We show that employees in agencies with merit-based pay are less satisfied with...

We examine data from a laboratory test in which pairs of subjects are given the task of negotiating a wage-labor agreement. We find limited evidence for gender differences in the content of wage agreements and differences in trusting behavior