Rules, Discretion, Corruption, and Efficient Sole-Sourcing in Procurement
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Keywords
competitive tender; procurement; private information; sole sourcing;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
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- NEP-GTH-2025-01-20 (Game Theory)
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