Posts de Stéphane Saussier

Numéro: 2015-2 Jean Beuve, Marian Moszoro and Stéphane Saussier – Political Contestability and Contract Rigidity: An Analysis of Procurement Contracts Abstract: We compare procurement contracts where the procurer is either a public agent or a private corporation. Using algorithmic data reading and textual analysis on a rich dataset of contracts for a standardized product and service from a single provider, we find…

Numéro: 2015-1 Zoé Le Squeren and John Moore – The Permeability of Public Contracts: Evidence from Renegotiations in the French Car Park Sector Abstract: Recent research suggests that public and private agreements are inherently different. Public contracts should indeed be more permeable to the external (and, more specifically, the political) environment. This paper studies empirically the intrinsic differences between these two…

Numéro: 2014-13 Marianne Audette-Chapdelaine, Michael Klien et Maria Salvetti – Water LPEs in Cities: Three Case Studies Abstract: The failure or success of providing public services like drinking water through different institutional arrangements may depend crucially and in a non-trivial way from the administrative capacity. A strand of literature deals with this question and what administrative capacities are required for governments to…

Numéro: 2014-12 Stéphane Saussier et Michael Klien – Local Public Enterprises: A Taxonomy Abstract: Local public enterprises (LPE) represent a popular mode of public service delivery in OECD countries. In Europe, where the use of LPEs is particularly pronounced, local governments use not only public enterprises integrated into the administration but also 16,000 legally independent organizations, which they own at least…

Numéro: 2014-11 Eshien Chong, Michael Klien et John Moore – Elections and project delivery in public work procurement: A red ribbon effect? Abstract: In this paper, we investigate the electoral cycle empirically using data on public work procurement in 1,634 French municipalities between 2005 and 2007. Using a difference-in-difference approach, we compare public work procurement of municipalities whose mayor was a candidate…

Numéro: 2014-10 Anissa Boulemia et John Moore – Procedural Rules and their Impact on Procurement Outcomes: Evidence from France Abstract: For the last 20 years, a series of public procurement reforms has sought to enhance the efficiency of purchases by increasing public buyers’ discretionary power. Yet it has been argued that there is a lack of empirical results concerning the impact…