Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Government Agency

We study the impact of team‐based performance pay in a major UK government agency, the public employment service. The scheme covered quantity and quality targets, measured with varying degrees of precision. We use unique data from the agency's performance management system and personnel records...

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Volume:	127
Main Author:	Burgess, Simon Propper, Carol Ratto, Marisa Tominey, Emma
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade Academic
Place of publication:	HOBOKEN WILEY 01.10.2017 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
published in:	The Economic journal (London) Vol. 127; no. 605; pp. F117 - F141
ORCID:	0000-0001-7206-3674
Data of publication:	October 2017
ISSN:	0013-0133 1468-0297
EISSN:	1468-0297
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Human resource departments Administrative agencies Employee performance Public sector Computer programs GROUP-SIZE IMPACT ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERSHIPS ORGANIZATIONS JOB-TRAINING PROGRAM PERSONNEL DATA PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE PAY PROVISION
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2017 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Gale General OneFile (A&I only) Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS