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Public procurement design: Lessons from the private sector

Tadelis, Steven - In: International Journal of Industrial Organization 30 (2012) 3, pp. 297-302

Public procurement regulations put constraints on the contracts and award mechanisms that public procurement agencies can use. These constraints are not present in the private sector, and recent studies suggest that the added flexibility in private sector procurement offers efficiency...

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The structure of hiring costs in Germany - evidence from firm-level data

Muehlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2012

This paper analyzes the structure of hiring costs of skilled workers in Germany. Using detailed and representative firm-level data on recruitment and adaptation costs of new hires, we find that average hiring costs amount to more than 8 weeks of wage payments (4,700 Euros). The structure of...

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The Structure of Hiring Costs in Germany: Evidence from Firm-Level Data

Mühlemann, Samuel; Pfeifer, Harald - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

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Auctions vs. Negotiations:The Effects of Inefficient Renegotiation

Herweg, Fabian; Schmidt, Klaus M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

For the procurement of complex goods the early exchange of information is important to avoid costly renegotiation ex post. We show that this is achieved by bilateral negotiations but not by auctions. Negotiations strictly outperforms auctions if sellers are likely to have superior information...

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Auctions vs. Negotiations: The Effects of Inefficient Renegotiation

Herweg, Fabian; Schmidt, Klaus M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

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Green Governance - One Solution for two problems? Climate change and economic shocks: risk perceptions and coping strategies in China, India and Bangladesh

Senz, Anja (contributor); Reinhardt, Dieter (contributor) - 2010

Duisburg-Essen. It brings together different perceptions regarding China, India and Bangladesh as they face the risks and … riskresistant societies and states. On the basis of these concepts, the current situation in China, India and Bangladesh is …: Two Problems - One Solution? - - - Dinoo Anna Mathew: Climate Change in India with Special Reference to Women - - - Ash …

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Digging deep and running dry: The adoption of borewell technology in the face of climate change and urbanization

Steinhübel, Linda; Wegmann, Johannes; Mußhoff, Oliver - 2018

technology in the rural-urban interface of Bangalore, India. Understanding these effects can help design policies that ensure …

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Tale of two countries: Emissions scenarios for China and India

Massetti, Emanuele - 2011

The aim of the paper is to present evidence that China and India are, and will remain, two very different actors in … energy use and in energy supply and to assess the possible contribution of China and India to a future international climate …

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Corporate Response to Climate Change: What do Stakeholders Expect?

Prasad, M. S.V.; Sri, B. Sandhya - 2008

This paper examines different perceptions on climate change management and disclosures from the viewpoint of stakeholders in Indian Corporations. The paper shows how climate change strategies and disclosures at different organizational levels can be linked to the societal and competitive...

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Does Climate Change Make Foodgrain Yields More Unpredictable? Evidence from India

Verma, Saumya; Gupta, Shreekant; Sen, Partha - 2020

How would climate change affect India's agriculture which accounts for sixty percent of employment? We study the impact … of climate change on the level and variability of yields of rice (India's major food crop) and two key millet crops … (sorghum and pearl millet), using an all India district level panel dataset from 1966-2011. A stochastic production function is …

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