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| Author: | Delfgaauw, J. Dur, R. |
| Title: | Incentives and workers' motivation in the public sector |
| Journal: | Economic Journal
2008 : JAN, VOL. 118:525, p. 171-191 |
| Index terms: | public sector public services workers incentives motivation models |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | People's personal experiences with civil servants (henceforth as: c-srts.) frequently are not consistent with the stereotype of c-srts' reputation of being lazy. This study develops a model of an economy with workers differing in laziness and in public service (here as: p-s.) motivation. When c-srts' effort is unverifiable, lazy workers find working in the p-s. highly attractive, possibly crowding out dedicated workers. With a verifiable effort, a cost-minimizing government optimally attracts dedicated workers and laziest workers by offering separating contracts. |
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