This paper assesses the impact of favoritism in public procurement on private sector productivity growth. To this end, it combines three novel microeconomic data sets: administrative data on firms, including more than 4 million firm-year observations and rich financial and ownership information;...

Using administrative data from Germany, this study provides first evidence on the wage effects of collective bargaining compliance laws. These laws require establishments receiving public contracts to pay wages set by a representative collective agreement, even if they are not formally bound by...

Regulation 1370/2007, as amended by the Fourth Railway Package, set the date of 25 December 2023 for the opening to competition of services subject to public service obligations. As opposed to the model of "competition in the market" for commercial services, the model for PSO services is that of...

Leveraging public procurement for social objectives can lead to transformative societal benefits, such as promoting employment, social inclusion, decent working conditions, accessibility and sustainability. This report proposes an analytical framework to measure social impact in public...

A significant proportion of investments involving public procurement and state aid are still to be implemented over the remaining duration of the RRF. Non-compliance with public procurement and state aid rules is a perennial problem in EU budget expenditure. In this audit we examined the RRF...