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Guo Xu
Guo Xu is an Assistant Professor at the Berkeley Haas School of Business. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research focuses on the selection, recruitment, and allocation of talent in private and public sector organisations. His broad research interests include development, political economy, and organisational economics.
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Should civil servants be allowed to serve in their home areas?
Bureaucrats form an essential part of State capacity. Should they be allowed to serve in their home areas? This article finds that Indian Administrative Service officers assigned to their home states perform worse than comparable officers assigned to non-home states, are perceived to be more corrupt and less able to withstand illegitimate political pressure. This performance gap is particularly pronounced in the later career stages when there is more room for patronage and capture of bureaucracy by local political elite.
