Kenya - Building State Capacity and National Unity with Market Design 2019

This project examines a Kenyan government program, G-United, which places university graduates in primary schools around the country with the goals of boosting national unity and improving student learning. One part of the project examines the effect of the program on national unity objectives, including applicants’ and participating communities’ inter-tribal prejudice. Another examines the impact of market-design inspired strategies for assigning participants to positions on applicant retention, satisfaction, and performance as well as on increasing commitment and improving productivity.