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Scoring and Cartel Discipline in Procurement Auctions

Nakabayashi, Jun; Ortner, Juan M.; Chassang, Sylvain; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

alternative is to design auctions that hinder collusion. Since Abreu et al. (1986), economic theory has emphasized imperfect … subjective scoring in auctions run by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation. The adoption of scoring … auctions significantly reduced winning bids in ways inconsistent with competition. Model-based inference suggests that the …

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Screening Adaptive Cartels

Ortner, Juan M.; Chassang, Sylvain; Kawai, Kei; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We propose an equilibrium theory of data-driven antitrust oversight in which regulators launch investigations on the basis of suspicious bidding patterns and cartels can adapt to the statistical screens used by regulators. We emphasize the use of asymptotically safe tests, i.e. tests that are...

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Information Favoritism and Scoring Bias in Contests

Deng, Shanglyu; Fang, Hanming; Fu, Qiang; Wu, Zenan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Two potentially asymmetric players compete for a prize of common value, which is initially unknown, by exerting efforts. A designer has two instruments for contest design. First, she decides whether and how to disclose an informative signal of the prize value to players. Second, she sets the...

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Flow Trading

Budish, Eric B.; Cramton, Peter C.; Kyle, Albert S.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

-linear demand curves with quantities as flows (shares/second). Batch auctions clear all asset markets jointly in discrete time …

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Procurement and Infrastructure Costs

Liscow, Zachary; Nober, Will; Slattery, Cailin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Infrastructure costs in the United States are high and rising. The procurement process is one potential cost driver. In this paper we conduct a survey of procurement practices across the 50 states. We survey both employees at each state department of transportation (DOT) and the road builders...

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Phoning Home : The Procurement of Telecommunications for Incarcerated Individuals in the United States

Marra, M. R.; Miller, Nathan H.; Sileo, Gretchen - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Incarcerated individuals in the U.S. purchase goods and services from monopoly vendors selected by their correctional authority. We study telecommunications, which have come under bipartisan scrutiny due to the high prices inmates pay for phone calls. Prospective providers are evaluated on their...

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Highway Procurement During the Great Recession and Stimulus

De Silva, Dakshina G.; Rosa, Benjamin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We study highway procurement in Texas during the Great Recession and stimulus period, finding increased competition with more bidders and lower bids. We argue that the recession reduced opportunity costs, in part due to a slump in private-sector construction. We evaluate costs and efficiency by...

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The Benefits from Bundling Demand in K-12 Broadband Procurement

Aryal, Gaurab; Murry, Charles; Pal, Pallavi; Palit, Arnab - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

We study a new market design for K-12 school broadband procurement that switched from school-specific bidding to a system that bundled schools into groups. Using an event study approach, we estimate the program reduced internet prices by 37% per Mbps per month while increasing bandwidth by 500%....

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Consumer Demand with Social Influences : Evidence from an E-Commerce Platform

Caoui, El Hadi; Farronato, Chiara; Horton, John J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

this paper, we explore the economics of rare goods using auctions of limited-edition shoes held by an e-commerce platform …. We model endogenous entry and bidding in multi-unit auctions and construct demand curves from realized bids. We find that …

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A Bid Strategy for Earlier Payment : Evidence and Implications of Front-End Loading in Procurement

Marion, Justin; Rosa, Benjamin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

Liquidity management is key in industries with variable cash flows. We study how businesses in the highway construction industry manage cash flow by strategically bidding more on work with an earlier payout--a practice known as front-end loading. We find that small contractors, infrequent...

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