Discriminatory programs that favor local and small firms in government procurement are common in many countries. This … paper studies the long-run impact of procurement discrimination on market structure and future competition in industries … where learning-by-doing makes incumbent firms more efficient over time. We consider a sequential procurement design problem …

investigate the impact this change in procurement contracts has on efficiency. Focusing on coal mines, we find that those selling …

For the procurement of complex goods the early exchange of information is important to avoid costly renegotiation ex … use of negotiations as a procurement mechanism in private industry …

Cost overrun is ubiquitous in public procurement. We argue that this can be the result of a constraint optimal award …

under pressure. On the basis of theory and available empirical insights, the paper outlines the conditions where specific … organisational and contractual solutions are best suited. Optimum rig procurement will depend in part on whether the oil companies … and capacity to manage and follow up procurement …

We analyse procurement auctions in which sellers are distinguished on the basis of the ratios of quality per unit of …