question in the context of the US federal procurement of services and works, by combining contract-level data on procurement …

This paper analyzes how features of the procurement system laid down by the EU Procurement Directives affect the … analysis of competition in public procurement markets. It presents the bidding systems allowed under the EU rules and provides … a general framework to assess competition concerns for the public procurement auctions characterizing it. It concludes …

auction formats in public procurement. The difference-in-differences strategy used exploits a data set of auctions for public …

The public procurement of medical devices is increasingly relying on auction mechanisms to move toward more transparent … procurement auctions. The evidence we obtain can meaningfully help policy makers in designing and implementing better public … procurement systems …

The public procurement of medical devices is increasingly relying on auction mechanisms to move toward more transparent … procurement auctions. The evidence we obtain can meaningfully help policy makers in designing and implementing better public … procurement systems …

for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions …, using a confidential database of firms and procurement officials investigated for corruption by Italian enforcement … officials who are themselves investigated for corruption, they are used less often in procurement administrations in which at …