Discrimination in public procurements: A cost-reducing guide (joint with Philippe Jehiel), VOX-EU (CEPR)
Abstract
Bid preferences and set-asides are popular discriminatory practices in US public procurement, but are prohibited in the EU. This column argues that discrimination can be cost-reducing provided it is targeted to favour those firms whose participation is more responsive to the auction procedure. Situations when set-asides may be cost-reducing are also discussedSimilar works
This paper was published in HAL-Ecole des Ponts ParisTech.
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