"It is widely observed that many physicians working in public health facilities do not put in the required effort and … time in their jobs. At the same time, many public physicians remain highly motivated, working long hours for little … improve the inoptimal performance of some physicians without compromising the effort of those already motivated. This paper …

series of recent World Bank and other studies on teacher absence and incentives for performance. Surprise school visits … these shortcomings, but also on the types of incentives, management, and support structures that can improve motivation and …

Tax incentives neither make up for serious deficiencies in a country's investment environment nor generate the desired …

differences in doctors' incentives. Using medical vignettes, the authors evaluated competence for a sample of doctors in Delhi … what they know responds to incentives: doctors in the fee-for-service private sector are closer in practice to their … that to improve medical services, at least for poor people, there should be greater emphasis on changing the incentives of …