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Are discriminatory procurement policies motivated by protectionism ?

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  • BRETON, Albert

    (Department of Economics – University of Toronto)

  • SALMON, Pierre

    (LATEC - CNRS URA 342 - Université de Bourgogne)

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When purchasing goods and services, governments often discriminate in favour of domestic suppliers. It is widely assumed that such behaviour is motivated by protectionism. Although this interpretation is sometimes valid, it is also puzzling. After reviewing some of the puzzles, the paper proposes an alternative explanation of preferential procurement based on the assumption that governmental buyers want to purchase goods and services at minimum cost, but must do this in a context in which, because of the presence of unverifiable services, contracts are necessarily incomplete. The paper argues that preferential purchasing can guarantee the efficient delivery of these unverifiable services.
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  • BRETON, Albert & SALMON, Pierre, 1995. "Are discriminatory procurement policies motivated by protectionism ?," LATEC - Document de travail - Economie (1991-2003) 1995-10, LATEC, Laboratoire d'Analyse et des Techniques EConomiques, CNRS UMR 5118, Université de Bourgogne.
    • Handle: RePEc:lat:lateco:1995-10
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    1. Dimitri Mardas, 1999. "Tendering procedures and buy-national policies," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 5(2), pages 189-203, May.
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    5. Tania Ghossein & Bernard Hoekman & Anirudh Shingal, 2021. "Public Procurement, Regional Integration, and the Belt and Road Initiative [How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port]," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 36(2), pages 131-163.
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    8. Sanfilippo, Marco, 2018. "Firm performance and participation in public procurement: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," CEPR Discussion Papers 12752, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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    17. Chiara Carboni & Elisabetta Iossa & Gianpiero Mattera, 2017. "Barriers to Public Procurement: A Review and Recent Patterns in the EU," IEFE Working Papers 92, IEFE, Center for Research on Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy.
    18. Bernard Hoekman, 2015. "International Cooperation on Public Procurement Regulation," RSCAS Working Papers 2015/88, European University Institute.
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    21. Dengler, Benedikt, 2018. "The WTO Government Procurement Agreement as a Commitment Device: A First Appraisal," CEPR Discussion Papers 13266, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

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