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...

This article explores the recent changes to Canada's sub-central government procurement commitments under the World Trade Organization (‘WTO') Agreement on Government Procurement (‘GPA'). As a result of bilateral negotiations between Canada and the US, Canada has finally committed all ten of...

Procuring authorities frequently use screening to mitigate default risk. However, eliminating bidders reduces competition and may discourage entry. This study estimates the effect of screening and litigation using a unique data set on highway construction procurement auctions in Poland. The...

Public procurement accounts for 15 to 20 percent of global GDP and is considered an effective innovation policy. However, the detrimental effects of non-innovative public procurement - public procurement tenders awarded solely based on their price - on firm innovations have been largely...