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dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Simonen
dc.contributor.authorPropper, Carolen
dc.contributor.authorRatto, Marisaen
dc.contributor.authorTominey, Emmaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-01-
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-14T11:07:38Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-14T11:07:38Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/62541-
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses a lack of evidence on the impact of performance pay in the public sector by evaluating a pilot scheme of incentives in a major government agency. The incentive scheme was based on teams and covered quantity and quality targets, measured with varying degrees of precision. We use data from the agency's performance management system and personnel records plus matched labour market data. We focus on three main issues: whether performance pay matters for public service worker productivity, what the team basis of the scheme implies, and the impact of the differential measurement precision. We show that the use of performance pay had no impact at the mean, but that there was significant heterogeneity of response. This heterogeneity was patterned as one would expect from a free rider versus peer monitoring perspective. We found that the incentive scheme had a substantial positive effect in small teams, and a negative response in large teams. We found little impact of the scheme on quality measures, which we interpret as due to the differential measurement technology. We show that the scheme in small teams had non-trivial effects on output, and our estimates suggest that the use of incentive pay is much more cost effective than a general pay rise.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x6738en
dc.subject.jelJ33en
dc.subject.jelJ45en
dc.subject.jelD23en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordincentivesen
dc.subject.keywordpublic sectoren
dc.subject.keywordteamsen
dc.subject.keywordperformanceen
dc.subject.keywordpersonnel economicsen
dc.subject.stwÖffentliche Dienstleistungen
dc.subject.stwDienstleistungsqualitäten
dc.subject.stwLeistungsmotivationen
dc.subject.stwÖkonomischer Anreizen
dc.subject.stwGroßbritannienen
dc.titleIncentives in the public sector: Evidence from a government agency-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn720520940en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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