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Rules, Discretion, and Corruption in Procurement : Evidence from Italian Government Contracting

Decarolis, Francesco; Fisman, Raymond; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2022

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 … chosen more often by officials who are themselves investigated for corruption, they are used less often in procurement …

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You Owe Me

Malmendier, Ulrike - 2012

In many cultures and industries gifts are given in order to influence the recipient, often at the expense of a third party. Examples include business gifts of firms and lobbyists. In a series of experiments, we show that, even without incentive or informational effects, small gifts strongly...

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Integrated Political Strategy

de Figueiredo, John M. - 2010

This paper reviews the literature on corporate political strategy and identifies a number of open research questions and streams for potential investigation. The paper develops a framework to explain why, when, and how a firm will pursue multi-forum political action as part of its non-market and...

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Horizontal and Vertical Conflict : Experimental Evidence

Galiani, Sebastián - 2016

Two types of political conflicts of interest pervade many of the world's societies. A horizontal conflict of interest arises when different constituencies support different policies, while a vertical conflict of interest emerges when those in charge of running the government acquire and retain...

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From Nothing to Too Much : Regulatory Reform in Greece

Hatzis, Aristides N.; Nalpantidou, Sonia - 2013

After many years of an impasse in attempts to introduce Regulatory Impact Assessment to Greece the Greek Prime Minister announced in July of 2006 the introduction of a very ambitious Integrated Impact Assessment on the economy, the society and the environment. The model presented was at the same...

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Technology and Production Fragmentation : Domestic Versus Foreign Sourcing

Fort, Teresa - 2016

This paper provides direct empirical evidence on the relationship between technology and firms' global sourcing strategies. Using new data on U.S. firms' decisions to contract for manufacturing services from domestic or foreign suppliers, I show that a firm's adoption of communication technology...

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Contract Enforcement and Productive Efficiency : Evidence from the Bidding and Renegotiation of Power Contracts in India

Ryan, Nicholas - 2019

enforcement affects efficiency in procurement auctions for the largest power projects in India. I gather data on bidding and ex …

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Pharmaceutical Pricing in Emerging Markets : Effects of Income, Competition and Procurement

Danzon, Patricia Munch - 2011

procurement by NGOs. The cross-national income elasticity of prices is 0.4 across high and low income countries, but is only 0 …. Tendered procurement attracts multi-national generic suppliers and significantly reduces prices for originators and generics …

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Auctions Versus Negotiations in Procurement : An Empirical Analysis

Bajari, Patrick L.; McMillan, Robert Stanton; Tadelis, Steve - 2021

procurement in the public sector are discussed …

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Outside Purchase Contracts, Human Capital and Firm Capital Structure

Moon, S. Katie - 2014

We examine the impact of outside purchase contracts on firm risk and firm capital structure. We find that firms with more outside purchase contracts have less risky cash flows. Despite these less risky cash flows, firms with these contracts also have less financial leverage especially when they...

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