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

Diana Moreira is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis

The paper discussed in this episode is “Civil Service Exams and Organizational Performance: Evidence from the Pendleton Act”, by Diana Moreira and Santiago Perez. Other papers discussed during this episode include:

Prendergast, C. (2007). The motivation and bias of bureaucrats. American Economic Review, 97(1), 180-196.