TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Public E-Procurement Deliver What It Promises? Empirical Evidence from Turkey
AU - Gurakar, Esra Ceviker
AU - Tas, Bedri Kamil Onur
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PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - This article empirically investigates the economic effects of public e-procurement (PEP) adoption. We use a unique data set provided by the Public Procurement Authority of Turkey that covers all government procurement auctions for the years 2004–12, 588,454 auctions. We conclude that PEP adoption had adverse effects. The number of firms submitting bids in procurement auctions is significantly lower after PEP adoption. The procurement costs are significantly higher after PEP. These results suggest that policy makers should eliminate barriers to e-procurement adoption to gather the intended results of PEP.
AB - This article empirically investigates the economic effects of public e-procurement (PEP) adoption. We use a unique data set provided by the Public Procurement Authority of Turkey that covers all government procurement auctions for the years 2004–12, 588,454 auctions. We conclude that PEP adoption had adverse effects. The number of firms submitting bids in procurement auctions is significantly lower after PEP adoption. The procurement costs are significantly higher after PEP. These results suggest that policy makers should eliminate barriers to e-procurement adoption to gather the intended results of PEP.
KW - competition
KW - e-procurement
KW - public procurement auctions
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U2 - 10.1080/1540496X.2015.1105603
DO - 10.1080/1540496X.2015.1105603
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84949213014
SN - 1540-496X
VL - 52
SP - 2669
EP - 2684
JO - Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
JF - Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
IS - 11
ER -