The growing popularity of “Supply Chain Transparency”(SCT) as an idea has motivated its
use as a “buzzword,” leading to a lack of terminological clarity. Terms like visibility …

We investigate the ability of a platform to design its marketplace to promote competition,
improve consumer surplus, and increase its own payoff. We consider demand‐steering rules …

Competition law treats agreements among rival firms to set the terms on which they trade as
extremely serious offenses. 1 Most of the world's approximately 120 systems of competition …

Government contracting is crucial for defining the quality of government and public services
because it amounts to about 29% of government spending. However, regional quality of …

Purpose Corruption affects development and quality of life of citizens in affected countries.
The increase in anti-corruption measures globally reflects a consensus that corruption is …

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DOS S IER Impuesto a la renta en la economía digital. ¿Cuál es la situación del Ecuador …

Previous work has addressed the relative vulnerability of different auction schemes to
collusive bidding. The common wisdom is that ascending-bid and second-price auctions are …

This chapter explores the recent OECD push for more competition in public procurement
and its role as an influential factor in the 2014 reform of EU public procurement rules. It goes …

Carbon allowance auctions are a component of existing and proposed regional cap-and-
trade programs in the United States and are also included in recent proposed bills in the US …

This paper develops 30 novel quantitative indicators of grand corruption that operationalize
20 distinct techniques of corruption in the context of public procurement. Each indicator rests …