The Bureaucracy Lab is an initiative jointly led by the World Bank¡¯s Development Impact Group (DIME) and Governance Global Practice (GGP) which seeks to promote the use of evidence and technology in public administration reform.
The Lab works closely with operational task teams to provide technical support on a range of governance-related issues. It offers data management and advisory services, providing key tools and guidance for impact evaluation analytics.
: The WWBI presents over 300 indicators on the characteristics of public and private sector workforces, public sector wage bills, pay compression ratios and gender pay gaps.
: The GSPS presents the largest harmonized set of public servants survey data in the world with 29 countries and responses from over 1,000,000 public servants.
Government Analytics Handbook: Over 30 chapters, this handbook presents frontier evidence and practitioner insights on how governments can leverage data to strengthen public administration.
: Drawing on new datasets compiled by the World Bank, the report delves into the dynamics of the public sector labor market in terms of employment and compensation, bureaucrats' attitudes and behaviors, management effectiveness, utilization of digital technologies, and methods for measuring productivity.
: This toolkit aims to provide a framework for conducting assessments of public sector employment and compensation to facilitate evidence-based reforms.