Bureaucratic competence and procurement outcomes

Arbeitspapier

To what extent does a more competent public bureaucracy contribute to better economic outcomes? We address this question in the context of the US federal procurement of services and works, by combining contract-level data on procurement performance and bureau-level data on competence and workforce characteristics. We use the death occurrences of specific types of employees as instruments and find that an increase in bureau competence causes a significant and economically important reduction in: i) time delays, ii) cost overruns, and iii) number of renegotiations. Cooperation within the office appears to be a key driver of the findings.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 19-057

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Auctions ; Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Procurement
• Thema: buyer quality ; competence ; procurement ; public management ; state capacity

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Decarolis, Francesco ; Giuffrida, Leonardo ; Iossa, Elisabetta ; Mollisi, Vincenzo ; Spagnolo, Giancarlo
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wann): 2019

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/209576
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ