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Discretion in a bureaucracy: Evidence from Pakistan

Policy brief 3 Jul 2019 State and Tax

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  • Networks-based allocation of jobs across civil servants and incentives for public service delivery: Empirical evidence from Punjab, Pakistan

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Shan Aman Rana

Shan Aman Rana

Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Usman Naeem

PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy, Tufts University and The Fletcher School
Zara Salman

Zara Salman

Chief Executive Office, Consortium for Development Policy Research
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