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International sourcing, product complexity and intellectual property rights
Naghavi, Alireza; Spies, Julia; Toubal, Farid - 2011
In this paper, we propose the technological complexity of a product and the level of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) protection to be the co-determinants of the mode through which multinational firms purchase their goods. We study the choice between intra-firm trade and outsourcing given...
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Supply contracting under dynamic asymmetric cost informationl
Di Corato, Luca; Moretto, Michele - 2024
We consider a long-term contractual relationship in which a buyer procures a fixed quantity of a product from a supplier and then sells it on the market. The production cost is private information and evolves randomly over time. The solution to this dynamic principal-agent problem involves a...
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Screening adaptive cartels
Ortner, Juan; Chassang, Sylvain; Kawai, Kei; … - 2022
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When can lotteries improve public procurement processes?
Estache, Antonio; Foucart, Renaud; Serebrisky, Tomás - 2022
and rule-based auction procurement procedures. We show that adopting a two stage approach in which bureaucrats first …
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The determinants of suppliers' performance in e-procurement : evidence from the Italian government's e-procurement platform
Albano, Gian Luigi; Dini, Federico; Zampino, Roberto; … - 2008
also commonly held that the adoption of e-procurement solutions can be effective in pursuing such an objective. To this end …, we analyze the transactions completed in the period 2004-2007 through the Italian Government's e-procurement platform …, that is, the marketplace managed by the Italian Public Procurement Agency (Consip S.p.A.). Although descriptive statistics …
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Past performance evaluation in repeated procurement : a simple model of handicapping
Albano, Gian Luigi (contributor);  … - 2008
When procurement contracts are awarded through competitive tendering participating firms commit ex ante to fulfil a set …. We consider a stylized repeated procurement framework in which a buyer awards a contract over time to two firms with …
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Consequences of strategic choices within an e-procurement implementation process : from an actor network theory perspective
Krag, Lotte; Thomsen, Mette; Blegind Jensen, Tina - 2004
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Competitive bidding in drug procurement : evidence from China
Cao, Shengmao; Yi, Xuejie; Yu, Chuan - 2022
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Accountability in complex procurement tenders
Caillaud, Bernard; Lambert-Mogiliansky, Ariane - 2017
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Bidding for incompete contracts
Bajari, Patrick L.; Houghton, Stephanie; Tadelis, Steve - 2004
When procurement contracts are incomplete, they are frequently changed after the contract is awarded to the lowest …
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