Outsourcing public provision of services tends to lower labor intensity and increase its efficiency. Costs are usually lower, but quality problems can affect services like health care and residential youth care. Consumer choice has stimulated innovation in education, but the picture is ambiguous...

The article examines mechanism of bid price determination in public procurement by individual tenderers. A game theory approach is used to analyse this process. Firstly, a simple model with two firms illustrates the influence of expected opponent’s decision in bid price setting. Assumptions...

HPV infections can cause substantial burden in females and males as it is associated with several genital cancers, in addition to genital warts. Traditional economic evaluations often focus on quantifying cost-effectiveness, however, it is increasingly recognized that vaccinations may generate...

The probability that a services procurement undertaken by the Spanish Armed Forces becomes null and void is analyzed, as well as the winning bid in the case of procurements which were awarded. To do this, a sample selection model is estimated using data compiled from the Public Sector...

This report estimates that government consumption and investment are responsible for at least 12 percent of German greenhouse gas emissions, mostly arising from the provision of public services and construction. Climate-friendly Green Public Procurement (GPP), which takes into account the carbon...

Nach Schätzungen des vorliegenden Berichts sind staatliche Käufe für mindestens zwölf Prozent der deutschen Treibhausgasemissionen verantwortlich. Diese entstehen vor allem im Zuge der Bereitstellung öffentlicher Dienstleistungen und von Bauinvestitionen. Durch umweltfreundliche...

The innovation of construction procurement by means of electronic reverse auctions is a controversial subject of discussion among both researchers and practitioners. This paper consolidates and critically discusses current knowledge concerning the adoption and use of electronic reverse auctions...

Public authorities spend large proportions of their GDP on goods and services and are therefore responsible for a significant share of embedded emissions. Given this large impact, governments have the responsibility of decarbonizing their purchases, as well as the potential to influence markets...

Die öffentliche Hand gibt große Anteile des Bruttoinlandsprodukts für Waren und Dienstleistungen aus und ist somit für einen erheblichen Anteil der Treibhausgasemissionen verantwortlich. Angesichts dieser beträchtlichen Auswirkungen steht der Staat einerseits in der Verantwortung,...