Economics of Public Procurement

ANDREAS R. ENGEL Department of Economics, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, GermanyACHIM WAMBACH Department of Economics, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, GermanyGIANCARLO SPAGNOLO Stockholm School of Economics, SwedenGIANLUIGI ALBANO Stockholm School of Economics, SwedenMILO BIANCHI Stockholm School of Economics, SwedenANDERS LUNANDER Department of Economics, Örebro University, SwedenJAN-ERIC NILSSON Department of Economics, Dalarna University, SwedenSOFIA LUNDBERG Centre for Regional Science, CERUM, Umeå University, Sweden GERO VON GRAWERT-MAY TWS Partners, GermanyCALOGERO GUCCIO Università di Catania, ItalyGIACOMO PIGNATARO Università di Catania, ItalyILDE RIZZO Università di Catania, ItalyLUCIO PICCI University of Forlì, ItalyRAFFAELLA COPPIER Dipartimento di Istituzioni Economiche e Finanziarie,Universitµa degli Studi di Macerata, Macerata, ItalyALESSIO D'AMATO Faculty of Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, ItalyNICOLA DONI Department of Economic Science, Università di Firenze, Italy

• The Economics of Public Procurement; G.Piga & Khi V. Thai PART I: MANAGING RISK IN PROCUREMENT Public Procurement under Limited Liability; A.R.Engel & A.Wambach Bid Average Methods in Procurement; G.Albano, M.Bianchi & G.Spagnolo PART II: EFFICIENCY IN PROCUREMENT Combinatorial Procurement Auctions: A Collusion Remedy?; A.Lunander & J-E.Nilsson Auction Formats and Award Rules in Swedish Procurement Auctions; S.Lundberg PART III: CONTRACTING IN PROCUREMENT On the Economics of Subcontracting; A.Wambach & G.von Grawert-May Efficiency of Procurement Procedures for Medical Devices; C.Guccio, G.Pignataro & I.Rizzo PART IV: TRANSPARENCY IN PROCUREMENT Reputation-Based Governance of Public Works; L.Picci Why Do Transparent Public Procurement and Corruption Go Hand in Hand?; R.Coppier & G.Piga PART V: PROCUREMENT DESIGN Environmental Issues in Public Procurement: How Much De-centralization?; A.D'Amato Optimal Information Releasing in Multidimensional Public Procurement; N.Doni