Public servants' demand to strengthen state capabilities
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.
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Bekele et al Policy Brief October 2024.pdf
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- 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.