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Anticompetitive practices on public procurement: Evidence from Brazilian electronic biddings

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  • Adilson Sampaio
  • Paulo Figueiredo
  • Klarizze Anne Martin Puzon

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Using big data from the Brazilian public procurement system, this research aims to investigate what factors are associated with the occurrence of anticompetitive practices in electronic bidding. Our analysis considers all services contracted between 2014 and 2017.

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  • Adilson Sampaio & Paulo Figueiredo & Klarizze Anne Martin Puzon, 2022. "Anticompetitive practices on public procurement: Evidence from Brazilian electronic biddings," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-42, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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