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Detecting Large-Scale Collusion in Procurement Auctions

Detecting Large-Scale Collusion in Procurement Auctions

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Detecting Large-Scale Collusion in Procurement Auctions

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Detecting Large-Scale Collusion in Procurement Auctions

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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press

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The Journal of political economy, 2022-05, Vol.130 (5), p.1364-1411

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English

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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press

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Contents

We document evidence of widespread collusion among construction firms in Japan using a novel data set covering most of the construction projects procured by the Japanese national government. Our data set contains information on about 42,000 auctions whose award amount sums to about $40 billion. We identify collusion by focusing on rebids that occur...

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Detecting Large-Scale Collusion in Procurement Auctions

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2660525467

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2660525467

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ISSN

0022-3808

E-ISSN

1537-534X

DOI

10.1086/718913

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