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State Police, MIT sign MoU

J-PAL South Asia, led by affiliate Sandip Sukhtankar, is working with the Madhya Pradesh Police on a pilot study to improve police efficacy. To launch this collaboration, the MP Police organized a MoU-signing ceremony, attended by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as well as J-PAL South Asia...

How to make government officers more efficient

J-PAL South Asia Policy Manager Vishnu Padmanabhan summarizes research from J-PAL affiliates on improving the productivity of government workers by simultaneously improving the recruitment and selection of public officials; enforcing incentives to reward performance or finding other ways to motivate...

When castes collide