Corruption in Procurement Auctions

We review different kinds of corruption that have been observed in procurement auctions and categorize them. We discuss means to avoid corruption, by choice of preferable auction formats, or with the help of technological tools, such as secure electronic bidding systems. Auctions that involve some soft elements, such as complex bids consisting of technical and financial proposals, are particularly prone to corruption. We do not believe that it is possible to eradicate corruption altogether in such situations, but we discuss means to make it less likely.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Lengwiler, Yvan ; Wolfstetter, Elmar G.
Publisher:	München : Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)

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Series:	SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; 90
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.5282/ubm/epub.13461 [DOI] 783578245 [GVK] hdl:10419/93819 [Handle] RePEc:trf:wpaper:90 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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