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On the Competitive Effects of Screening in Procurement

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  • Adam Pigoń
  • Gyula Seres

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This study estimates the effect of screening and litigation using a unique data set on highway construction procurement auctions in Poland. Procurement authorities frequently use screening to mitigate default risk. However, eliminating bidders reduces competition and may discourage entry. The examined market exhibits a screening method that ex‐post selects eligible offers. We demonstrate with a reduced‐form model that this method disproportionately affects small firms and decreases entry, indirectly inflating bids and prices as a consequence.

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  • Adam Pigoń & Gyula Seres, 2025. "On the Competitive Effects of Screening in Procurement," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 73(3), pages 411-425, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jindec:v:73:y:2025:i:3:p:411-425
    DOI: 10.1111/joie.12415
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    JEL classification:

    • H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • D47 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Market Design
    • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy

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