Episode 48: Diana Moreira on the Effects of Public Examinations on Civil Service Quality

The paper discussed in this episode is “Civil Service Exams and Organizational Performance: Evidence from the Pendleton Act (seperez.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads…)”, by Diana Moreira (dianamoreira.com) and Santiago Perez (seperez.faculty.ucdavis.edu). Other papers discussed during this episode include:
Prendergast, C. (2007). The motivation and bias of bureaucrats. American Economic Review, 97(1), 180-196.