I study the interaction between optimal procurement and outsourcing of production in small industries. First, two …. Then the buyer designs the procurement mechanism and sellers who outsourced production subcontract with their respective …

with WOSB, and their suggestions for improvement procurement opportunities for WOSB.Data gathered from the Small Business … Administration and the General Service Administration's (GSA) Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) were analyzed.Between 1996 and … program for contracting with WOSB similar to those for other small business groups would remove obstacles to procurement …

find that countries with better quality procurement regulation have higher SME participation and win ratios. Dividing …This paper investigates the relationship between the quality of regulatory policies governing public procurement and … participation in public tenders by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Using a large dataset on European procurement contracts, we …

procurement of innovation policies. The case study findings suggest that few of the challenges innovating SME's are facing would … be ameliorated by developing public procurement of innovation policies specifically targeting SME promotion. Research ….Originality/value: Unlike many studies and policy reports connecting ostensibly public procurement of innovation policies with SME promotion …

consulting and contracting services. This article focuses on the opportunities that presently exist in the federal procurement …

A set-aside restricts participation in procurement contests to targeted firms. Despite being widely used, its effects … on actual competition and contract outcomes are ambiguous. We pool a decade of US federal procurement data to shed light …

implies that transaction costs as part of total costs of ownership carry a large weight in procurement decisions. An analysis …

We analyse procurement auctions in which sellers are distinguished on the basis of the ratios of quality per unit of …