In this paper I run a regression discontinuity design analysis to document the causal effect of mayor's wage on procurement outcomes in a large data base of public procurement contracts in Italy. To identify the wage effect, I use peculiarities of the Italian legislation where mayor's...

This chapter revisits the interaction between the EU rules on State aid and on public procurement. It probes the standard presumption that compliance with EU procurement rules excludes the existence of State aid because public tenders are apt to replicate market conditions and thus suppress any...

The study presents an analysis of the dynamics of the conclusion of anticompetitive agreements, as well as a meaningful analysis of the specifics of cartel collusions implemented within the state and municipal orders in the Russian Federation. The main features of cartel collusion at the auction...