About
About
Better Data for Better Management in Government Organizations
I am a Professor of Management and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and a Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College.
My core research interest is in what Dan Rogger and I call ‘Government analytics’: the use of data from original surveys, administrative records and field experiments for better measurement and management of public sector organizations.
I have collaborated in this research with numerous international organizations and governments, and have co-founded some of the world’s leading government analytics initiatives, including the Global Survey of Public Servants, the Latin American Public Employment and Pay Indicators, the Survey of National Statistical Office Employees, and the Government Analytics Fellowship.
I am a Professor of Management and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and a Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College.
My core research interest is in what Dan Rogger and I call ‘Government analytics’: the use of data from original surveys, administrative records and field experiments for better measurement and management of public sector organizations.
I have collaborated in this research with numerous international organizations and governments, and have co-founded some of the world’s leading government analytics initiatives, including the Global Survey of Public Servants, the Latin American Public Employment and Pay Indicators, the Survey of National Statistical Office Employees, and the Government Analytics Fellowship.
My research has led a range of government organizations to change and improve management practices, as recognized by a 2023 World Bank Bureaucracy Lab Innovation Award for contributions to the measurement and innovation of public administrations in the global south. You can read more about the impact of my work here.
My work has been published in more than 100 academic and policy publications, including recurrently in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Public Administration, Governance, Regulation & Governance, the International Public Management Journal, World Development, Comparative Political Studies, the European Journal of Political Research, the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and several national governments.
My research has received over £2.5m in funding from research funding bodies, governments and international organizations, and has won the 2018 Haldane Prize for the best article published in Public Administration.
My research has led a range of government organizations to change and improve management practices, as recognized by a 2023 World Bank Bureaucracy Lab Innovation Award for contributions to the measurement and innovation of public administrations in the global south. You can read more about the impact of my work here.
My work has been published in more than 100 academic and policy publications, including recurrently in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Public Administration, Governance, Regulation & Governance, the International Public Management Journal, World Development, Comparative Political Studies, the European Journal of Political Research, the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and several national governments.
My research has received over £2.5m in funding from research funding bodies, governments and international organizations, and has won the 2018 Haldane Prize for the best article published in Public Administration.
My latest books are ‘The Government Analytics Handbook: Leveraging Data to Strengthen Public Administration’ (published in 2023 with the World Bank), co-edited with Dan Rogger, and ‘Motivating Public Employees’ (published in 2019 with Cambridge University Press’ Elements Series), co-authored with Marc Esteve | About | University College London
My latest books are ‘The Government Analytics Handbook: Leveraging Data to Strengthen Public Administration’ (published in 2023 with the World Bank), co-edited with Dan Rogger, and ‘Motivating Public Employees’ (published in 2019 with Cambridge University Press’ Elements Series), co-authored with Marc Esteve | About | University College London
I have also been Principal Investigator of a number of large-scale randomized control trials of management interventions in governments. These include, most recently:
- ‘Digital Leadership Training and Digital Transformation in Government: Field Experimental Evidence from Brazil‘ (GBP636.000 ESRC-FAPESP grant, with Maria Alexandra Cunha, Dave Eaves and Kim Mikkelsen)
- ‘Do Employee Engagement Surveys and Coaching Enhance Employee Engagement? Field Experimental Evidence from the Government of Luxembourg’ (GBP640,000 ESCR-FNR grant, with Ludivine Martin, Jan Meyer-Sahling and Kim Mikkelsen)
- ‘Evaluating the Effectiveness of Line Management Training in the Civil Service’ (UK Cabinet Office-funded project, with Ine Steenmans and Eleanor Woodhouse)
I have also been Principal Investigator of a number of large-scale randomized control trials of management interventions in governments. These include, most recently:
- ‘Digital Leadership Training and Digital Transformation in Government: Field Experimental Evidence from Brazil‘ (GBP636.000 ESRC-FAPESP grant, with Maria Alexandra Cunha, Dave Eaves and Kim Mikkelsen)
- ‘Do Employee Engagement Surveys and Coaching Enhance Employee Engagement? Field Experimental Evidence from the Government of Luxembourg’ (GBP640,000 ESCR-FNR grant, with Ludivine Martin, Jan Meyer-Sahling and Kim Mikkelsen)
- ‘Evaluating the Effectiveness of Line Management Training in the Civil Service’ (UK Cabinet Office-funded project, with Ine Steenmans and Eleanor Woodhouse)
Previously, I was a Professor of Public Management in the School of Public Policy at University College London (UCL), a Visiting Scholar at Sciences Po, the LSE Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a Visiting Research Scholar in the IDB | Research Department and an Economist with the World Bank. I received my PhD in Government from the LSE.
Previously, I was a Professor of Public Management in the School of Public Policy at University College London (UCL), a Visiting Scholar at Sciences Po, the LSE Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a Visiting Research Scholar in the IDB | Research Department and an Economist with the World Bank. I received my PhD in Government from the LSE.
