Bó, Ernesto Dal; Finan, Frederico; Rossi, Martín A. - In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics 128 (2013) 3, pp. 1169-1218
We study a recent recruitment drive for public sector positions in Mexico. Different salaries were announced randomly across recruitment sites, and job offers were subsequently randomized. Screening relied on exams designed to measure applicants' intellectual ability, personality, and...