Public servants' demand to strengthen state capabilities

Policy brief

This policy brief summarises findings from a field experiment conducted with public servants in Ethiopia to understand the demand for ongoing professional activities that enhance civil servants' skills and capabilities.

  • This brief summarises findings from a framed field experiment conducted with public servants in Ethiopia to understand the demand for ongoing professional activities that enhance civil servants' skills and capabilities.
  • Civil servants in Ethiopia report a low willingness to pay for training, but only 10% of the sample demand payments in order to attend these opportunities.
  • The brief suggests some policy recommendations to improve the social benefits of capacity-building activities that could vary the individual benefits and costs of attending these activities.