empirical analysis of the causal effects of green contracts on corporate greenhouse gas emissions and economic performance. We … contracts reduces emissions relative to firm size and increases productivity. We find no evidence that the program selects …

-year observations and rich financial and ownership information; public procurement transaction data for 150,000 published contracts and …, and offshore leaks. This comprehensive data set allows tracing the impact of favoritism in allocating government contracts … procurement contracts due to their preferential access to uncompetitive tenders. Public procurement results in higher subsequent …