Daniel Barbezat

International cooperation and domestic cartel control : the international steel cartel 1926-1938

From 1919 through 1939 western European nations created an intricate set of international agreements and organizations which attempted to restore order to the chaotic face of Europe. Since World War I had destroyed the economic and political environment hat had developed over the course of the century, the former belligerents attempted to coordinate both politically and economically. The emphasis on the new international order did not eliminate the passionate nationalism of the late century--far from it. The international agreements were made with a keen eye to preserve and extend the political and economic power of constituent countries.

Worker Satisfaction and Performance Pay: The Case of Child Care Workers in India

Using data generated from a field experiment involving 145 day care centers with over 4,000 children aged 3 to 6 years old, we analyze the conditions creating the greatest positive change in work satisfaction under different service regimes. There were three treatment arms: a performance-based bonus on top of a fixed wage to a government child care worker in charge of running a day care center, an informational intervention on the demand-side, and a combination of the first two treatments – incentives to supply-side and information to demand-side. Results indicate that performance pay leads to higher work satisfaction only when information is also supplied to the demand-side, leading to more effective worker effort. We believe that these results will help in allocating public resources most effectively, making workers more satisfied and improving the quality of public services.