A high level of corruption usually constrains economic development in emerging countries. However, anti-corruption campaigns often fail because the relevant policies need to be implemented by existing corrupt governments. This article studies the extent of bureaucrats’ heterogeneity in...

In private and public sectors, employees and bureaucrats often found themselves bounded by the strict regulation. Being unable to achieve the prescribed KPI under the current regulation, they violate the formal rules. While such deviations are considered a negative phenomenon in most studies,...

Authoritarian leaders rely on regional officials for both political support and the fulfillment of their policy objectives. Central leaders face trade-offs between using institutionalized rules for choosing regional officials such as regular rotation and performance incentives, and building a...

Numerous studies have shown that public service motivation (PSM) is higher among public sector employees, particularly in western countries. But whether these trends result from high-PSM individuals selecting into public sector employment or from on-the-job socialization remains subject to...

This paper studies the trust-based efficiency gains in public sector with focus on transitional economies. We conducted a survey of public buyers in Russia and Slovakia in 2020. The results show that the generalized trust is positively related to procurement efficiency, though this effect is...