A shared performance incentive scheme for health workers and their supervisors improved productivity and health outcomes and was more effective than paying the incentive to only one group

NGO provision of health services in rural Uganda either complemented or undermined government capacity, depending on the supply of skilled labour

Do meritocratic promotions increase worker productivity?

In contexts where information on new financial technologies is limited, publicly disclosing an agent’s financial incentives negatively impacts take-up

Policy delivery agents perform better when working with members of their own social groups thereby affecting the efficiency of policy interventions

Financial incentives to community health promoters attract more applicants at the expense of crowding out pro-social preferences