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Cost overrun is ubiquitous in public procurement. We argue that this can be the result of a constraint optimal award … a simple design initially enhances competition in the auction. Moreover, the procurer cannot benefit from using a multi …-dimensional auction, as the optimal scoring rule depends only on the price. …
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Public procurement contracts (PPCs) of goods, services and works is about one tenth of global gross domestic product …
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This paper analyzes the design of innovation contests when the quality of an innovation depends on the research approach of the supplier, but the best approach is unknown. Diversity of approaches is desirable because it generates an option value. In our main model with two suppliers, the buyer...
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We consider auction games where, prior to the auction, bidders spend resources to increase their valuations. The market …
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option value. An auction induces the social optimum, while a fixed-prize tournament induces insufficient diversity. The …
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