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Collusion and delegation under information control
Asseyer, Andreas - 2020
This paper studies how information control affects incentives for collusion and optimal organizational structures in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012160310
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Quality monitoring, collusion and sub-contracting
Kuhn, Michael; Yan, Qianhui - 2006
ability to monitor quality. Although the possibility of collusion against the principal is eliminated under decentralized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319247
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Cartels and bribes
Burguet, Roberto; Iossa, Elisabetta; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2021
We study the relationship between collusion and corruption in a stylized model of repeated procurement where the cost … suppliers alleviates free-riding in reporting. However, it also facilitates collusion in bidding by increasing the value of the … collusive rent. In turn, bidding collusion facilitates cooperation in reporting by increasing the value of having honest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697250
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Private monitoring, collusion and the timing of information
Khalil, Fahad; Lawarrée, Jacques; Scott, Troy J. - 2013
problem is to certify the private signal and make it public. When collusion between the certifier and the agent is an issue … if this certification raises the specter of collusion. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212662
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A dynamic theory of regulatory capture
De Chiara, Alessandro; Schwarz, Marco - 2021
Firms often try to influence individuals that, like regulators, are tasked with advising or deciding on behalf of a third party. In a dynamic regulatory setting, we show that a firm may prefer to capture regulators through the promise of a lucrative future job opportunity (i.e., the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012491609
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Building political collusion: Evidence from procurement auctions
Coviello, Decio; Gagliarducci, Stefano - 2010
We investigate the relationship between the time politicians stay in office and the functioning of public procurement. To this purpose, we collect a data set on the Italian municipal governments and all the procurement auctions they administered between 2000 and 2005. Identification is achieved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269756
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Cartels and bribes
Burguet, Roberto; Iossa, Elisabetta; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2021
We study the relationship between collusion and corruption in a stylized model of repeated procurement where the cost … suppliers alleviates free-riding in reporting. However, it also facilitates collusion in bidding by increasing the value of the … collusive rent. In turn, bidding collusion facilitates cooperation in reporting by increasing the value of having honest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278155
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Delegation and recruitment in organizations: The slippery slope to "bad" leadership
Çakır, Selcen; Matakos, Konstantinos; Tukiainen, Janne - 2022
challenge. We characterize an equilibrium delegation rule with two key properties: a) some high-skilled politicians may select …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014551584
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Delegation and recruitment in organizations : the slippery slope to "bad" leadership
Çakır, Selcen; Matakos, Konstantinos; Tukiainen, Janne - 2022
challenge. We characterize an equilibrium delegation rule with two key properties: a) some high-skilled politicians may select …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014229853
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Private Monitoring, Collusion and the Timing of Information
Khalil, Fahad; Lawarrée, Jacques; Scott, Troy J. - 2013
problem is to certify the private signal and make it public. When collusion between the certifier and the agent is an issue … if this certification raises the specter of collusion. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328839