We study how funding agencies should set budget caps for competitive grants. We show that budget caps influence the researchers' submission strategy and, in particular, whether they steer their project choice towards the agencies' favorite projects, and the level of funds they request. The...

Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) is a competitive multiple-sourcing procedure for procuring research and development services. It involves different suppliers competing in parallel through different phases of development. The risks and benefits are shared between the procurers and the suppliers...

Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) is a competitive multiple-sourcing procedure for procuring research and development services. It involves different suppliers competing in parallel through different phases of development. The risks and benefits are shared between the procurers and the suppliers...

Abstract: We discuss public procurement instruments for acquiring innovation, focusing on the European Pre-commercial Procurement, Procurement of Innovative Solutions and Innovation Partnerships. We analyse in particular how firms' innovation incentives are affected by: (i) economies of scope...

We study how funding agencies should set budget caps for competitive grants. We show that budget caps influence the researchers' submission strategy and, in particular, whether they steer their project choice towards the agencies' favorite projects, and the level of funds they request. The...