organizational decision is driven by two countervailing effects: the ownership rights effect favors outsourcing, while the indirect … outsourcing of the less important supplier is chosen in equilibrium. We also consider an open economy setup where the producer …

organizational decision is driven by two countervailing effects: the ownership rights effect favors outsourcing, while the indirect … outsourcing of the less important supplier is chosen in equilibrium. We also consider an open economy setup where the producer …

, it is somewhat surprising that many social scientists have preferred to explain government outsourcing by the pursuit of … economic efficiency. Starting out from different theories, we investigate political explanations of government outsourcing … using a Swedish data set in which outsourcing varies between municipalities and over time, as well as between services. Our …

are less suitable for outsourcing, while network services (public transportation) may be outsourced through public tenders …

's organizational structure, and we analyze which sourcing mode (outsourcing or vertical integration) is chosen for which of the …

We survey the literature on the effects of public sector outsourcing. Guided by theory, we systematically arrange … indicates that public sector outsourcing generally reduces costs without hurting quality. This is clearly the case for … "perfectly contractible services" like garbage collection, but outsourcing often seems to work reasonably well also for some …

are less suitable for outsourcing, while network services (public transportation) may be outsourced through public tenders …

There are several theoretical accounts of public sector outsourcing. We note that leading theories give different … predictions of the influence of political variables and test the predictions on a Swedish data set in which outsourcing varies … suggests that the political color of the ruling majority matters for outsourcing, which is consistent with the citizen …

, it is somewhat surprising that many social scientists have preferred to explain government outsourcing by the pursuit of … economic efficiency. Starting out from different theories, we investigate political explanations of government outsourcing … using a Swedish data set in which outsourcing varies between municipalities and over time, as well as between services. Our …