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Public Sector Pay for Performance

Retirement and Retirement Benefits
commentary
The Hidden Costs of Pension Plan Reform
Kristine M. Brown, James Hosek
May 18, 2016
The RAND Blog
While there are many policy options that may decrease pension liabilities for Chicago and cities and states in similar situations, some options being considered may also have serious consequences for the public sector workforce, now and in the future.
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commentary
Does Intervention or Investment Innovate? Social Impact Bonds at the Close of the Peterborough Prison Pilot
Emma Disley, Chris Giacomantonio
Jan 25, 2016
The RAND Blog
There is limited evidence to support the assumption that social impact bonds offer a particularly effective way to spur innovation in service provision and will only have beneficial effects.
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Program Evaluation
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A Competitive Landscape for Providing Services Is an Opportunity for Evidence-Building, but Who Will Benefit?
Jennifer Rubin, Emma Disley
Dec 2, 2014
PolicyWonkers
In a tight fiscal climate the UK government has been an innovator in ways to fund and deliver effective public services. New funding arrangements present opportunities for developing the evidence base for policy and practice, since they are associated with different types of service providers.
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