in which a worker’s status depends on past performance. We investigate the optimality of two types of promotion …

This paper addresses a lack of evidence on the impact of performance pay in the public sector by evaluating a pilot … 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 …

poor economies, thus insufficient information to set the appropriate standards for firm performance. The model predicts a …