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Mission motivation and public sector performance: experimental evidence from Pakistan

Journal article Jul 2025 vol 115 issue 7 American Economic Review State Effectiveness and Public health

Can public sector organisations can improve worker performance by investing in their mission motivation? This paper considers a randomised field experiment with community health workers in Pakistan.

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  • Mission driven intrinsic motivation and performance of public workers in Pakistan

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Muhammad Yasir Khan

Graduate Student, University of California - Berkeley

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