Civil service exams and organizational performance: Evidence from the Pendleton act (Record no. 527493)
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| Personal name | Moreira, Diana and Pérez, Santiago |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Civil service exams and organizational performance: Evidence from the Pendleton act |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics |
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| Extent | 16(3), Jul, 2024: p.250-291 |
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| Summary, etc | We use newly digitized data to study the impacts of a historical reform that mandated exams for some employees in the largest US customs-collection districts. Although the reform improved targeted employees' professional backgrounds and reduced turnover, it did not lead to significant improvements in the cost-effectiveness of customs revenue collection. The incomplete reach of the reform was key for this partial success. First, the reform incentivized hiring in exam-exempted positions, distorting districts' hierarchical structure. Second, since we find suggestive evidence that districts' top managers mattered for performance, not changing their appointment method might have constituted a missed opportunity for improvement.- Reproduced https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20220284 |
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| Main entry heading | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics |
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| Subject DIP | CIVIL SERVICE |
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| Indian Institute of Public Administration | Indian Institute of Public Administration | 2024-09-02 | 16(3), Jul, 2024: p.250-291 | AR132934 | 2024-09-02 | Articles |