This paper evaluates green stimulus packages that were introduced in response to the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007-08 and draws lessons relevant for greening the recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The paper underscores the importance of building in policy evaluation...

This policy paper describes the current state of play of the measures taken by countries to promote the professionalisation of the public procurement workforce. The paper focuses on the main elements of professionalising the public procurement workforce: i) assessing the current state of...

Promoting the professionalisation of the public procurement workforce is gaining attention across EU Member States and OECD countries. To support professionalisation initiatives, the European Commission designed a scalable and structured tool to assess the skills and knowledge of public...

What Is Life-Cycle Costing? / Jason J. Czarnezki and Steven Van Garsse -- The European Union Law of Life-Cycle Costing / Marta Andhov, Roberto Caranta and Anja Wiesbrock -- Life-Cycle Costing in the Member States : Does the Tool Meet its Goals? / Raquel Carvallo -- Life-Cycle Thinking and...