. Using exogenous variation in work absence induced by a randomized field experiment that increased treated workers' absence …

Electoral clientelism and vote buying are widely perceived as major obstacles to economic development. This is because … they may limit the provision of public goods. In this paper, we review the literature on clientelism and vote buying and … countries. Clientelism and vote buying seem to be effective and to enjoy widespread electoral support. The results suggest that …

, affects physicians' medical service provision and the quality of care. Using a series of controlled experiments with … physicians and students, we test the incentive effect of performance pay at a within-subject level. A discrete bonus is granted …

performing a field experiment on physician price transparency for an area that has received little attention: physician referrals … price list, the treatment group primary care physicians (PCPs) increased referral share towards the least expensive …

randomized treatment-control design, we conducted a field experiment in primary care clinics in a Chinese city. We investigate … whether informing physicians of a forthcoming mystery shopper audit influences their prescribing behavior. The intervention …