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Public Procurement Efficiency In The Slovak Republic: Nuts 3 Level

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  • Andrea TKACOVA

    (PhD., Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Economics, B. Nemcovej 32, Košice, Slovakia)

  • Beata GAVUROVA

    (Professor PhD., Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Mostni 5139, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic)

  • Jaroslav BELAS

    (Professor PhD., University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, ul. Sucharskiego 2, 35- 225 Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Peter TOTH

    (PhD., Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Economics, B. Nemcovej 32, Košice, Slovakia)

  • Gabriel DEMETER

    (Student,Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Economics, B. Nemcovej 32, Košice, Slovakia)

Abstract

At present, public procurement processes and their efficiency represent one of the key determinants of the public finance system. The article’s main aim is to identify the impact of the number of bids, type of contract, use of EU funds, e-auction, quality criteria and the presence of a subcontractor in achieving the public procurement savings with emphasis on NUTS 3 level in Slovakia. There were analysed 957 contracts during the period 2016 – 2020. Robust estimation, which uses the WLS method, was applied to quantify the impact of determinants of public procurement efficiency on a level of savings. The results confirmed that an increase in the number of bids also increases the level of savings by 5 percentage points. The savings are higher by 6.6 percentage points if the contract is not funded by EU funds in comparison to contracts funded by EU funds. Also, the savings are higher by 7.4 percentage points when e-auction was not used. Once, the contract does not allow the subcontractor relationships, the savings are higher by 11.6 percentage points. If the quality criterion is not applied in the contract, then the savings are higher by 10.7 percentage points. The analysis confirmed statistically significant differences between individual regions in Slovakia. The most significant difference is evident between the Košice Region and the Bratislava Region, while the Bratislava Region achieved savings higher by more than 20 percentage points. Similarly, the Prešov Region achieved higher savings by more than 19 percentage points compared to the Košice Region.

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  • Andrea TKACOVA & Beata GAVUROVA & Jaroslav BELAS & Peter TOTH & Gabriel DEMETER, 2022. "Public Procurement Efficiency In The Slovak Republic: Nuts 3 Level," REVISTA ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC, Faculty of Administration and Public Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 2022(39), pages 97-110.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rampas:v:2022:y:2022:i:39:p:97-110
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    JEL classification:

    • H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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