Decarolis, Francesco; Pinotti, Paolo; Vannutelli, Silvia; … - 2020 - This version: May 21, 2020
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 … officials who are themselves investigated for corruption, they are used less often in procurement administrations in which at …