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Industrial Specialisation and Public Procurement: Theory and Empirical Evidence

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  • Brülhart, Marius

    () (Ecole des HEC University of Lausanne)

  • Trionfetti, Federico

    () (Queen’s University of Belfast Division of Economics)

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Public-sector purchases from private firms account for over 10 percent of GDP in most developed countries, and they are typically biased in favour of domestic suppliers. This paper explores the impact of discriminatory public procurement on the location of industries. Our main theoretical finding is that, in a setting with increasing returns and trade costs, home-biased procurement can override other determinants of industrial specialisation. Our empirical analysis underscores the significance of discriminatory procurement. Drawing on a cross-country, crossindustry data sample for the EU, we find that determinants of industry location such as factor endowments, market access and intermediate inputs are significant in sectors where public procurement is small, but they lose their significance in sectors where public procurement is important.

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Article provided by Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University in its journal Journal of Economic Integration.

Volume (Year): 16 (2001)
Issue (Month): ()
Pages: 106-127

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Handle: RePEc:ris:integr:0156

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Keywords: Public Procurement; Industrial Specialisation; European Union;

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  1. Marius BRÜLHART & Federico TRIONFETTI, 1999. "Home-Biased Demand and International Specialisation : A Test of Trade Theories," Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'Econométrie et d'Economie politique (DEEP) 9918, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, DEEP.
  2. Pierre M. Picard & Dao‐Zhi Zeng, 2010. "A Harmonization Of First And Second Natures," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 50(5), pages 973-994, December.
  3. F Trionfetti, 1999. "On the Home Market Effect: Theory and Empirical Evidence," CEP Discussion Papers dp0430, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
  4. Rolf Weder, 2003. "Comparative home-market advantage: An empirical analysis of British and American exports," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer, vol. 139(2), pages 220-247, June.
  5. Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P., 2001. "Footloose capital, market access, and the geography of regional state aid," HWWA Discussion Papers 132, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA).
  6. Eric Strobl, 2004. "Trends and Determinants of the Geographic Dispersion of Irish Manufacturing Activity, 1926- 1996," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 38(2), pages 191-205.

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