procurement of innovation policies. The case study findings suggest that few of the challenges innovating SME's are facing would … be ameliorated by developing public procurement of innovation policies specifically targeting SME promotion. Research ….Originality/value: Unlike many studies and policy reports connecting ostensibly public procurement of innovation policies with SME promotion …

A set-aside restricts participation in procurement contests to targeted firms. Despite being widely used, its effects … on actual competition and contract outcomes are ambiguous. We pool a decade of US federal procurement data to shed light …

We analyse procurement auctions in which sellers are distinguished on the basis of the ratios of quality per unit of …

Cost overrun is ubiquitous in public procurement. We argue that this can be the result of a constraint optimal award …

We analyze wartime prosthetic device patents to investigate how demand and procurement policy can shape medical … more cost-conscious procurement model during the Civil War. Third, we find that inventors emphasized dimensions of product … historical record, across wars. We conclude that procurement environments can significantly shape the scientific problems with …

in the paper's analysis is the interaction between government and construction firms through public procurement, and the … instrumental role procurement plays in the efficient development of the industry. …

We empirically investigate the effect of procurement oversight on contract outcomes. In particular, we stress a …

institutional and regulatory reforms as well as procurement and local content. …

question in the context of the US federal procurement of services and works, by combining contract-level data on procurement …

Centralization of public procurement can lower prices for the government's direct purchase of goods and services. This … paper focuses on indirect savings. Public administrations that do not procure directly through a central procurement agency …