This study empirically investigates the impact of public procurement regulation quality on the competition for tenders … levels of competition and cost-effectiveness. Improved regulation quality significantly increases the number of bidders and …

This paper empirically investigates the impact of public procurement regulation quality on competition and cost … in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and Macedonia, the paper exhibits positive effects of improved regulation … quality. Better quality scores are associated with higher levels of competition and cost-effectiveness. Improved regulation …

economic performance of the Union. Its regulation is thus conceived as a priority. Further, the creation of an EU-wide level …