Procurement favouritism and technology adoption

被引:13
作者
Branco, F [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catolica Portuguesa, FCEE, P-1649023 Lisbon, Portugal
关键词
procurement; protection; technology adoption; auctions;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00083-6
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
It is well known that the design of cost minimizing procurement rules for the selection of a contractor among distinct technological groups requires the favouritism of inefficient firms. In this paper, I show that, if technology adoption is non-contractible, these policies will also provide optimal incentives for the inefficient firms to adopt more efficient technologies. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:73 / 91
页数:19
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