Many environmental-policy problems are characterized by complexity and uncertainty. Government's choice concerning … these policies commonly relies on information provided by a bureaucracy. Environmental bureaucrats often have a political … motivation of their own, so they might be tempted to misreport environmental effects in order to influence policy. This …

implementation of government policy. Using new data from 439 World Bank public sector reform loans in 109 countries, we demonstrate … incentives to exercise oversight of policy implementation by the executive branch. …