In private and public sectors, employees and bureaucrats often found themselves bounded by the strict regulation. Being unable to achieve the prescribed KPI under the current regulation, they violate the formal rules. While such deviations are considered a negative phenomenon in most studies,...

This paper studies the trust-based efficiency gains in public sector with focus on transitional economies. We conducted a survey of public buyers in Russia and Slovakia in 2020. The results show that the generalized trust is positively related to procurement efficiency, though this effect is...

This paper studies the indicators of public procurement efficiency as perceived by public buyers and suppliers and what barriers must be overcome for them to consider public procurement efficient. The analysis, based on an online survey of Russian procurers and suppliers in 2020, reveals that,...

A high level of corruption usually constrains economic development in emerging countries. However, anti-corruption campaigns often fail because the relevant policies need to be implemented by existing corrupt governments. This article studies the extent of bureaucrats’ heterogeneity in...