This paper contributes to the analysis of quantitative indicators (i.e., red flags or screens) to detect corruption in … through measures of direct corruption risks (judiciary cases and police investigations for corruption-related crimes) and … indirect corruption risks (delays and cost overruns). From a policy perspective, our analysis shows that the most effective red …

This paper contributes to the analysis of quantitative indicators (i.e., red flags or screens) to detect corruption in … through measures of direct corruption risks (judiciary cases and police investigations for corruption-related crimes) and … indirect corruption risks (delays and cost overruns). From a policy perspective, our analysis shows that the most effective red …

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 …, discretionary procedure auctions are associated with corruption only when conducted with fewer than the formally required number of …

corruption risks often observed in negotiated procedures. For rule-based procedures, we show that a "third-price lottery" in …

. -- corruption ; auctions ; negotiations ; public procurement …

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 … to measurement errors: the measured quality may not be the same as the actual quality. There is also corruption in the … quality. We show that both incompetence and corruption result in reducing actual quality produced and the expected welfare. We …

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 …

We provide a positive analysis of the equilibrium bidding and bribing strategies with and without corruption in a first …-price, sealed-bid, procurement auction with two-dimensional-type bidders. With corruption, we assume that the quality of the bidders … and bribe decrease in the number of bidders. Moreover, we show that in this auction with corruption, quality is randomly …