In this paper, we investigate interaction between two firms, which are engaged in a repeated procurement relationship … modelled as a multiple criteria auction, and an auctioneer (a government employee) who has discretion in devising the selection … criteria. A first result is that, in a one-shot context, favoritism turns the asymmetric information (private cost) procurement …

This paper investigates links between corruption and collusion in procurement. A first-price multiple-object auction is … auction designers, competition authorities and criminal courts is that risks of collusion and of corruption must be addressed …

We study the effect of cheap talk between bidders on the outcome of a first-price procurement game with N sellers in …

procurement and contract management, better projects implementation and better monitoring are still needed, in spite of the …

We revisit the signalling hypothesis, whereby potential employers use the duration of unemployment as a signal as to …