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Auctions vs. negotiations : the case of favoritism ; conference paper
Gretschko, Vitali; Wambach, Achim - 2013
We compare two commonly used mechanisms in procurement: auctions and negotiations. The execution of the procurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010342227
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Auctions vs. negotiations : the case of favoritism
Gretschko, Vitali; Wambach, Achim - 2012
We compare two commonly used mechanisms in procurement: auctions and negotiations. The execution of the procurement …. -- corruption ; auctions ; negotiations ; public procurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009689581
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Tenure in Office and Public Procurement
Coviello, Decio - 2014
match a data set on public procurement auctions by Italian municipalities to a data set on the politics of municipal … firm is awarded repeated auctions. We make use of a quasi-experimental change in the electoral law (the introduction of a … repeated auctions in which these findings are consistent with time in office progressively leading to collusion between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068891
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Tenure in Office and Public Procurement
Coviello, Decio - 2016
data set on the politics of Italian municipal governments to a data set on the procurement auctions they administered. In … local and that the same firm is awarded repeated auctions. Taken together, our estimates are informative of the possibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012994526
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When can lotteries improve public procurement processes?
Estache, Antonio; Foucart, Renaud; Serebrisky, Tomás - 2022
We study the potential benefits of adding a lottery component to cut the main risks associated with standard negotiated and rule-based auction procurement procedures. We show that adopting a two stage approach in which bureaucrats first negotiate with a small number of bidders to assess their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014493870
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What are the priorities of bureaucrats? : evidence from conjoint experiments with procurement officials
Tukiainen, Janne; Blesse, Sebastian; Bohne, Albrecht; … - 2021 - This version: March 25, 2021
A well-functioning bureaucracy is a precondition for efficient public goods provision. However, bureaucratic decision-making is still largely seen as a black box. We provide novel insights into the preferences of bureaucrats regarding their work outcomes. We focus on a major public sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012504859
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What are the priorities of bureaucrats? : evidence from conjoint experiments with procurement officials
Tukiainen, Janne; Blesse, Sebastian; Bohne, Albrecht; … - 2021 - This version: March 25, 2021
A well-functioning bureaucracy is a precondition for efficient public goods provision. However, bureaucratic decision-making is still largely seen as a black box. We provide novel insights into the preferences of bureaucrats regarding their work outcomes. We focus on a major public sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012492856
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What are the priorities of bureaucrats? : evidence from conjoint experiments with procurement officials
Tukiainen, Janne; Blesse, Sebastian; Bohne, Albrecht; … - 2023 - This version: December 6, 2022
While effective bureaucracy is crucial for state capacity, its decision-making remains a black box. We elicit preferences of 900+ real-world public procurement officials in Finland and Germany. This is an important pursuit as they report having sizeable discretion and minimal extrinsic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013482661
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Combating Corruption in Indian Public Procurement – Some Exploratory Case Studies
Nag, Bodhibrata - 2017
This paper has adopted the exploratory case study method of analyzing a few recent cases of public procurement irregularities on Indian Railways documented by the vigilance departments and the CAG available in public domain to inquire into the following issues: (a) how do irregularities and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961585
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What Are the Priorities of Bureaucrats? Evidence From Conjoint Experiments With Procurement Officials
Tukiainen, Janne; Blesse, Sebastian; Bohne, Albrecht; … - 2021
A well-functioning bureaucracy is a precondition for efficient public goods provision. However, bureaucratic decision-making is still largely seen as a black box. We provide novel insights into the preferences of bureaucrats regarding their work outcomes. We focus on a major public sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013234542