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Calcul économique et incertitude socio-politique : une procédure d’évaluation des projets publics

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  • Stéphane Luchini

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[eng] Public Contract Bidding : Fixed-Price Contracts Amended by Change Orders or Incentive Contracts ?. French procurement contracts are usually awarded by fixed-price contracts. However, fixed prices can be raised by change orders that occur after the contract is signed. The authors develop a model of this procedure that gives an explanation for low-ball bidding strategies and cost overruns. Then the authors show that this procedure can yield an expected price lower than the optimal linear incentive contract of McAfee and McMillan (1986). [fre] Public Contract Bidding : Fixed-Price Contracts Amended by Change Orders or Incentive Contracts ?. French procurement contracts are usually awarded by fixed-price contracts. However, fixed prices can be raised by change orders that occur after the contract is signed. The authors develop a model of this procedure that gives an explanation for low-ball bidding strategies and cost overruns. Then the authors show that this procedure can yield an expected price lower than the optimal linear incentive contract of McAfee and McMillan (1986).

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  • Robert Kast & Stéphane Luchini, 2002. "Calcul économique et incertitude socio-politique : une procédure d’évaluation des projets publics," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 156(5), pages 73-84.
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    DOI: 10.3406/ecop.2002.6883
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