Philip Keefer

Inter-American Development Bank

Principal Advisor, Institutions for Development

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1.

Democracy, Credibility and Clientelism

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Democracy, Credibility and Clientelism

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Oct 2004
Philip Keefer and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank
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Democracy, development, credibility, political competition, clientelism, patron-client, fiscal policy, corruption, rent-seeking

Democracy, Credibility, and Clientelism

The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Vol. 24, Issue 2, pp. 371-406, 2008
Posted: 16 Sep 2008
Philip Keefer and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank

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A Review of the Political Economy of Governance: From Property Rights to Voice

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 633 (70,897)
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Democratization and Clientelism: Why are Young Democracies Badly Governed?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Jun 2005
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Investment without Democracy: Ruling-Party Institutionalization and Credible Commitment in Autocracies

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2009
Scott Gehlbach and Philip Keefer
University of Chicago and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 575 (79,885)
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investment, dictatorship, ruling parties, credible commitment

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The Development Impact of the Illegality of Drug Trade

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4543
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer, Norman Loayza and Rodrigo R. Soares
Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank - Research Department and Columbia University - School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA)
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Crime and Society, Economic Theory & Research, Post Conflict Reconstruction, Markets and Market Access

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Intrinsic Motivation, Effort and the Call to Public Service

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6729
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sheheryar Banuri and Philip Keefer
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 485 (98,590)

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Public Sector Economics, Public Sector Management and Reform, Educational Sciences, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Finance Management, Economic Stabilization

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Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
Downloads 475 (101,114)
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New Tools and New Tests in Comparative Political Economy: The Database of Political Institutions

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Thorsten Beck, George R. G. Clarke, Alberto Groff and Philip Keefer
City University London - The Business School, Texas A&M International University - A.R. Sanchez Jr., School of Business, Government of the Swiss Confederation - Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 453 (106,946)
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What Does Political Economy Tell Us About Economic Development - and Vice Versa?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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The Global Leadership Project: A Comprehensive Database of Political Elites

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 06 Sep 2014
John Gerring, Erzen Oncel, Kevin Morrison and Philip Keefer
University of Texas at Austin, Boston University - Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public & International Affairs and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 395 (125,390)
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leaders, data

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Boondoggles and Expropriation: Rent-Seeking and Policy Distortion When Property Rights are Insecure

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Dec 2002
Philip Keefer and Stephen Knack
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Mass Media and Public Services: The Effects of Radio Access on Public Education in Benin

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5559
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
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Education For All, Population Policies, Social Accountability, E-Business, Disability

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Polarization, Politics, and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Stephen Knack
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Collective Action, Political Parties, and Pro-Development Public Policy

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Collective Action, Political Parties, and Pro-Development Public Policy

Asian Development Review, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 94-118, 2011
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Jun 2011
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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politics, collective action, public policy, political commitments, elections

Collective Action, Political Parties and Pro-Development Public Policy

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5676
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Parliamentary Government, Political Systems and Analysis, Politics and Government, Corporate Law, E-Government

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Programmatic Political Parties and Public Sector Reform

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2010
Cesi Cruz and Philip Keefer
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Department of Political Science and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 275 (184,961)

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Parties, Public Sector Reform, Bureaucracy, World Bank

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Bureaucratic Delegation and Political Institutions: When are Independent Central Banks Irrelevant?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 May 2001
Philip Keefer and David Stasavage
Inter-American Development Bank and New York University (NYU)
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Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

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Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

World Development, Vol. 39, No. 9, pp. 1530-1541, 2011
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2013
Philip Keefer, Eric Neumayer, Thomas Pluemper and Thomas Pluemper
Inter-American Development Bank, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and University of Essex - Department of GovernmentVienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Socioeconomics
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disaster, mortality, political economy, democracy, risk, public goods

Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5182
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer, Eric Neumayer and Thomas Plumper
Inter-American Development Bank, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Population Policies, Natural Disasters, Hazard Risk Management, Labor Policies, Disaster Management

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Beyond Legal Origin and Checks and Balances: Political Credibility, Citizen Information, and Financial Sector Development

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Beyond Legal Origin and Checks and Balances: Political Credibility, Citizen Information, and Financial Sector Development

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4154
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Economic Theory & Research, Privatization, Political Economy, Inequality, Legal Products

Beyond Legal Origin and Checks and Balances: Political Credibility, Citizen Information and Financial Sector Development

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 31 Jan 2007
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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financial sector development, institutions, legal origin, credibility, information

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Private Investment and the Institutionalization of Collective Action in Autocracies: Ruling Parties and Legislatures

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2011
Scott Gehlbach and Philip Keefer
University of Chicago and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 245 (207,427)
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Investment, Dictatorship, Collective Action, Ruling Parties, Legislatures

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Pyramid Capitalism: Political Connections, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7354
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ishac Diwan, Philip Keefer and Marc Schiffbauer
World Bank - Ethiopia Office, Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
Downloads 203 (247,802)
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Marketing, Employment and Shared Growth, Private Sector Development Law, Achieving Shared Growth, Pro-Poor Growth, Economics and Institutions, Private Sector Economics, International Trade and Trade Rules, Equity and Development, Non Governmental Organizations, Public Sector Management and Reform

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Social Polarization, Political Institutions, and Country Creditworthiness

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Stephen Knack
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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The Organization of Political Parties and the Politics of Bureaucratic Reform

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6686
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Cesi Cruz and Philip Keefer
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Department of Political Science and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 164 (298,952)
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Public Sector Economics, Public Sector Management and Reform, Public Sector Expenditure Policy, Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Finance Management

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When Do Legislators Pass On"Pork"? The Determinants of Legislator Utilization of a Constituency Development Fund in India

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4929
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
Downloads 162 (302,019)
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Parliamentary Government, Microfinance, Political Systems and Analysis, Politics and Government, Government Policies

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When do Legislators Pass on Pork? The Role of Political Parties in Determining Legislator Effort

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 May 2008
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
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political parties, constituency service, pork barrel, affirmative action, institutions, elections, legislator effort

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Vote Buying and Campaign Promises

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2017
Philip Keefer and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 151 (320,461)
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vote buying, campaign promises, credibility, rent seeking, incumbency

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It's Not All Fun and Games: Feedback, Task Motivation, and Effort

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Nov 2017
Sheheryar Banuri, Katarína Danková and Philip Keefer
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia (UEA) and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 146 (329,214)

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intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, performance, feedback, gamification, effort

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Banking Crises and the Effect of Political Checks and Balances on Special Interest Influence

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Nov 2001
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 145 (331,114)
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Special interests, veto players, checks and balances, financial crisis

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Organizing for Prosperity: Collective Action, Political Parties and the Political Economy of Development

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6583
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 144 (332,888)
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Parliamentary Government, Microfinance, Corporate Law, Politics and Government, Political Systems and Analysis

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The Ethnicity Distraction? Political Credibility and Partisan Preferences in Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5236
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Parliamentary Government, Educational Sciences, Social Inclusion & Institutions, Population Policies, Education and Society

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When Do Special Interests Run Rampant? Disentangling the Role of Elections, Incomplete Information and Checks and Balances in Banking Crises

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Was Weber Right? The Effects of Pay for Ability and Pay for Performance on Pro-Social Motivation, Ability and Effort in the Public Sector

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7261
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sheheryar Banuri and Philip Keefer
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies and Inter-American Development Bank
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Public Sector Administrative & Civil Service Reform, Public Sector Administrative and Civil Service Reform, Democratic Government, De Facto Governments, Organizational Management, Administrative & Civil Service Reform

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Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies

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Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4185
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Population Policies, Parliamentary Government, Economic Theory & Research, Social Conflict and Violence, Politics and Government

Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 22, Issue 1, pp. 33-61, 2008
Posted: 16 Jun 2008
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank

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D73, D74

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Social Trust and Electoral Populism: Explaining the Quality of Government

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Oct 2019
Philip Keefer, Carlos Scartascini and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 114 (396,926)
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trust, collective action, populism, quality of government

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Elections, Special Interests and the Fiscal Costs of Financial Crisis

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Sep 2004
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Special interests, crisis, financial crisis, elections, veto players, political instability

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Checks and Balances, Private Information, and the Credibility of Monetary Commitments

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Jun 2001
Philip Keefer and David Stasavage
Inter-American Development Bank and New York University (NYU)
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Do Informed Citizens Receive More...Or Pay More? The Impact of Radio on the Government Distribution of Public Health Benefits

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5952
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
Downloads 103 (426,832)
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Population Policies, Knowledge Economy, Education For All, Malaria

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Why Follow the Leader? Collective Action, Credible Commitment and Conflict

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6179
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank
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Post Conflict Reconstruction, Peace & Peacekeeping, Armed Conflict, Labor Policies, International Terrorism & Counterterrorism

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Demand-Side Determinants of Public Spending Allocations: Voter Trust, Risk and Time Preferences

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 10 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2021
Philip Keefer, Carlos Scartascini and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank
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trust, risk preferences, time preferences, transfers, public goods, public investment

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Party Age and Party Color: New Results on the Political Economy of Redistribution and Inequality

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7129
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Branko Milanovic
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 92 (460,173)

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Achieving Shared Growth, Pro-Poor Growth, Equity and Development, Business, Peace and Democracy, Development Patterns and Poverty

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Promises, Promises: Vote-Buying and the Electoral Mobilization Strategies of Non-Credible Politicians

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6653
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marek Hanusch and Philip Keefer
University of Oxford and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 90 (466,473)

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Politics and Government, Civic Participation and Corporate Governance, Wages, Compensation & Benefits, Political Systems and Analysis, State Owned Enterprise Reform

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Radio's Impact on Preferences for Patronage Benefits

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6932
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
Downloads 82 (493,733)
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Education For All, Population Policies, Housing & Human Habitats, E-Business

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Trust, Collaboration, and Policy Attitudes in the Public Sector

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Dec 2020
Philip Keefer, Sergio Perilla and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank, Universidad del Rosario, Economics Department and Inter-American Development Bank
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trust, cooperation, policy attitudes, public sector, survey experiments

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Political Budget Cycles and the Organization of Political Parties

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6654
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marek Hanusch and Philip Keefer
University of Oxford and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 73 (527,928)
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Civic Participation and Corporate Governance, Politics and Government, Political Systems and Analysis, Public Sector Expenditure Policy, Consumption

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Love the Job... Or the Patient? Task vs. Mission-Based Motivations in Health Care

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8338
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Feb 2018
Sheheryar Banuri, Philip Keefer and Damien de Walque
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 58 (594,299)

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The Use of Video Vignettes to Measure Health Worker Knowledge. Evidence from Burkina Faso

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 May 2019
Sheheryar Banuri, Damien de Walque, Philip Keefer, Haidara Ousmane Diadie, Paul Jacob Robyn and Marice Ye
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, Cameroon Country Office and Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso - Nouna Health Research Centre
Downloads 41 (689,128)

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health care quality, health provider knowledge, vignette, video

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Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations

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Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 Aug 2022
Philip Keefer and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank
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trust, performance, public sector, mission motivation, survey experiments

Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Aug 2023
Philip Keefer and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank
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trust, performance, public sector, mission motivation, survey experiments

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Grand Corruption in the Contracting Out of Public Services: Lessons from a Pilot Study in Colombia

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 Mar 2022
Philip Keefer and Benjamin Roseth
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank
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corruption, information, transparency, audits, contracting out

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Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises

NBER Working Paper No. w24785
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 13 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Cesi Cruz, Philip Keefer, Julien Labonne and Francesco Trebbi
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Department of Political Science, Inter-American Development Bank, University of Oxford - Blavatnik School of Government and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
Downloads 36 (722,498)
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Encouraging Service Delivery to the Poor: Does Money Talk When Health Workers are Pro-Poor?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8666
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2018
Sheheryar Banuri, Damien de Walque, Philip Keefer and Paul Jacob Robyn
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Inter-American Development Bank and Cameroon Country Office
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Health Care Services Industry, Health Service Management and Delivery, Population & Development, Educational Sciences

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Love the Job... Or the Patient? Task vs. Mission-Based Motivations in Healthcare

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Nov 2017
Sheheryar Banuri, Philip Keefer and Damien de Walque
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 33 (743,841)
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public sector reform, civil service, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, performance

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Do Informed Citizens Receive More…Or Pay More? The Impact of Radio on the Government Distribution of Public Health Benefits

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Jan 2012
Philip Keefer and Stuti Khemani
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
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mass media, radio, accountability, malaria, bednets

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The Impact of Social Ties and Third-Party Enforcement on Collective Action and Growth: Micro Evidence from Peru

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 10 Jan 2020
Philip Keefer, Mauricio Espinoza, Alvaro Espinoza and Ricardo Fort
Inter-American Development Bank, Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) and Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE)
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public goods, collective action, institutions, growth

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Voting Age, Information Experiments, and Political Engagement:  Evidence from a General Election

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Jan 2023
Philip Keefer and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank
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political engagement, free riding, pivotal voters, policy information

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Policy Misperceptions, Information, and the Demand for Redistributive Tax Reform: Experimental Evidence from Latin American Countries

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Jan 2023
Martin Ardanaz, Evelyne Huebscher, Philip Keefer and Thomas Sattler
Inter-American Development Bank, CEU - School of Public Policy, Inter-American Development Bank and University of Geneva - Department of Political Science and International Relations
Downloads 22 (832,025)

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Taxes, redistribution, survey experiment

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Mellowing With Tenure? Socialization Increases Prosocial Behavior in Public Organizations

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 21 May 2019
Sheheryar Banuri and Philip Keefer
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 19 (859,093)

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Prosocial motivation; public sector; effort

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It's Not All Fun and Games: Feedback, Purpose and Effort

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Feb 2023
Sheheryar Banuri, Katarína Danková and Philip Keefer
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia (UEA) and Inter-American Development Bank
Downloads 8 (963,958)

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Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, performance, feedback, gamification, effort

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Policy Misperceptions, Information, and the Demand for Redistributive Tax Reform: Experimental Evidence from Latin America

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 13 Apr 2023
Martin Ardanaz, Evelyne Huebscher, Philip Keefer and Thomas Sattler
Inter-American Development Bank, CEU - School of Public Policy, Inter-American Development Bank and University of Geneva - Department of Political Science and International Relations
Downloads 7 (972,754)

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Taxes, Redistribution, Information, Survey Experiment

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Love the Job... Or the Patient?  Task vs. Mission-Based Motivations in Health Care

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Aug 2022
Sheheryar Banuri, Philip Keefer and Damien de Walque
University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies, Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 4 (996,814)

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public sector reform, civil service, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, performance

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Comment on Evaluating Recipes for Development Success : The Policy Usefulness of Institutional and Political Analyses of Development

The World Bank Research Observer, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 159-164, 2007
Posted: 16 Jun 2008
Philip Keefer
Inter-American Development Bank

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O43, O17, O20, P30, P48

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Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation

Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. CXII, Issue 4 (November 1997)
Posted: 24 Jun 1998
Stephen Knack and Philip Keefer
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Inter-American Development Bank

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