-or-buy decision ; multitask principal-agent problem ; outsourcing …

(negative) such externality favors make (buy). -- make-or-buy decision ; manipulation ; outsourcing …

We survey the literature on the effects of public sector outsourcing. Guided by theory, we systematically arrange … indicates that public sector outsourcing generally reduces costs without hurting quality. This is clearly the case for … “perfectly contractible services” like garbage collection, but outsourcing often seems to work reasonably well also for some …

We survey the literature on the effects of public sector outsourcing. Guided by theory, we systematically arrange … indicates that public sector outsourcing generally reduces costs without hurting quality. This is clearly the case for … “perfectly contractible services” like garbage collection, but outsourcing often seems to work reasonably well also for some …