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 …

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 …

, 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 …

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

Based on the literature on public procurement regulation, we use an Agent-Based Model to assess the performance of … different selection procedures. Specifically, we aim at investigating whether and how the inclusion of reputation of firms in … the public procurement selection process affects the final cost of the contract. The model defines two types of actors: i …