Bunching below thresholds to manipulate public procurement

TAS, Bedri Kamil Onur

Bunching below thresholds to manipulate public procurement

dc.contributor.author	TAS, Bedri Kamil Onur
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-26T14:47:05Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-26T14:47:05Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description.abstract	I examine a manipulation scheme that public authorities can use to exercise more discretion in public procurement. I propose that regression discontinuity manipulation tests can be implemented to identify manipulative authorities. I investigate the European Union public procurement data set. I find that 10-13% of examined authorities have high probabilities of bunching estimated costs just below thresholds. Manipulative authorities have significantly lower probabilities of employing competitive procurement procedure. The bunching manipulation scheme significantly diminishes cost-effectiveness of public procurement. On average, prices of below threshold contracts are 18-28% higher when the authority has an elevated probability of bunching.	en
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dc.identifier.issn	1028-3625
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1814/61366
dc.language.iso	en	en
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dc.relation.ispartofseries	EUI RSCAS	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2019/17	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Global Governance Programme-338	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	[Global Economics]	en
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en
dc.subject	Public procurement	en
dc.subject	Manipulation	en
dc.subject	Competition	en
dc.subject	European Union	en
dc.subject	C31	en
dc.subject	D44	en
dc.subject	H57	en
dc.subject.other	Regulation and economic policy	en
dc.title	Bunching below thresholds to manipulate public procurement	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
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