ineffective standard anti-corruption practices, such as whistle-blowing protection policies. We highlight that closing the …

and rule-based auction procurement procedures. We show that adopting a two stage approach in which bureaucrats first … corruption risks often observed in negotiated procedures. For rule-based procedures, we show that a "third-price lottery" in …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

We study the effects of corruption on equilibrium competition and social welfare in a first-price public procurement … government, who may request a bribe from the winning firm afterward. We first show that, in the absence of corruption, the … bureaucrat will invite more than socially optimal number of firms into the auction. Secondly, the effects of corruption on …

The paper analyses the impact of incompetence and corruption in procurement auctions. The government plans to build a … public good of a certain quality. To implement this plan the government conducts a procurement auction where a firm that … to measurement errors: the measured quality may not be the same as the actual quality. There is also corruption in the …

This paper analyses the impact of favouritism and corruption in procurement auctions in an emerging economy. There are … a good that meets a certain quality standard failing which its payment would be withheld. There is corruption in the …

for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions …, using a confidential database of firms and procurement officials investigated for corruption by Italian enforcement … officials who are themselves investigated for corruption, they are used less often in procurement administrations in which at …