Based on my recent work with several co-authors this paper explores the relationship between discretion, reputation …, competition and entry in procurement markets. I focus especially on public procurement, which is highly regulated for … accountability and trade reasons. In Europe regulation constrains the use of past performance information to select contractors while …

, appropriately designed reputation mechanisms actually stimulate entry. Since quality increases but not prices, our data also suggest …This paper reports results from a laboratory experiment exploring the relationship between reputation and entry in … in private procurement, may hinder entry by new (smaller or foreign) firms in public procurement markets. Our results …

procurement. We propose a procurement model with reputation and entry assigning to the entrant a reputational advantage of varying …This paper reports results from a laboratory experiment exploring the relationship between reputation and entry in … standard practice in private procurement, may hinder entry by new (smaller or foreign) firms in public procurement markets. Our …

laboratory experiment exploring the relationship between reputation and entry in procurement. We implement a repeated procurement … model with reputation for quality and the possibility of entry in which the entrant may start off with positive reputation … private procurement, may hinder entry by new firms in public procurement markets. In this paper we report results from a …

experiment exploring the relationship between reputation and entry in procurement. We implement a repeated procurement game with … procurement, may hinder entry by new firms in public procurement markets. In this paper we report results from a laboratory … reputational incentives for quality and the possibility of entry. We allow also the entrant to start off with a positive …

Non-contractible quality dimensions are at risk of degradation when the provision of public services is privatized …. However, privatization may increase quality by fostering performance-improving innovation, particularly if combined with … opening to private provision affected mortality rates – an important and not easily contractible quality dimension – using a …

buyers’ offers become more generous. Buyers tend to prefer penalties, which may explain why they are dominant in procurement. …

buyers' offers become more generous. Buyers tend to prefer penalties, which may explain why they are dominant in procurement. …

The literature on public procurement pays great attention to the rules underlying tendering procedures as well as on …