ERC Consolidator Grant · 2023
Depending on the country and year, governments spend between 10% and 20% of GDP on public procurement. I collect data on millions of public procurement contracts awarded in many countries. I have detailed information about the contracts (value, awarding institution, etc.), and merge this information with firm-level balance sheet and firm-to-firm transaction data. This allows me to study the transmission mechanisms from government procurement to the aggregate economy. The aim is to investigate the particular economic channels through which outcomes in public procurement permeate to the rest of the economy, and to identify the sources of inefficiencies in the process. My proposal is divided…
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