Due to the extensive timeframes and the transfer of risk towards the preferred special purpose vehicle, there is more value at stake in public-private partnership projects in relation to traditional public procurement projects. The contractual complexity and the high bidding cost are open...

Using hand-collected race information of small business owners that concealed their race in Paycheck Protection Program applications, we find evidence that not disclosing race information in loan applications pays off significantly. Our results show that black-owned businesses that concealed...