Following years of job cuts in the civil service recent statistical data point to a turnaround in parallel with the improved budgetary position. However, there is still a substantial need to raise employment over the coming years. According to this study there is currently a staff deficit of at...

The assignment of workers to tasks and teams is a key margin of firm productivity and a potential source of state effectiveness. This paper investigates whether a low-capacity state can increase its tax revenue by optimally assigning its tax collectors. We study the two-stage random assignment...