Using a dataset of medical devices purchased by Italian Public Buyers (PBs), for each purchase, we measure the difference between each item's price and its marginal cost. We define PBs' ability in purchasing as PBs' fixed effect (FE) on that difference. We find that average prices vary...

Chapter 1: About this bookChapter 2: IntroductionChapter 3: What to know before getting startedChapter 4: Getting startedChapter 5: Writing the quality manualChapter 6: Writing the Standard Operating ProceduresChapter 7: QMS documentation (SOP-1)Chapter 8: CAPA, monitoring & improvement...