Journals and Books

Strengthening the Efficiency of Public Procurement

May 2020 In: Economía Industrial — Stéphane Saussier et Jean Tirole Abstract: Public procurement, the generic term used to refer to procurement contracts (traditional procurement), public service delegations (including concessions)…

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Plural Governance for the Management of Local Public Services: An Empirical Investigation on the French Car Park Industry

May 2020 In: M@n@gement — Zoé Le Squeren. Abstract: This paper investigates the use of plural governance for the provision of local public services. Most of the studies conducted on…

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When Utility Aggregations Fail to Deliver Cost Savings

March 2020 In: Network Industries Quarterly — Michael Klien. Abstract: There is growing evidence that utility aggregations do not necessarily lead to cost savings. In this paper I use a…

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Mapping and Strengthening Water and Sanitation Service Regulation in Argentina: from Diagnosis to Policy Recommendations

March 2020 In: Network Industries Quarterly Maria Salvetti, Aziza Akhmouch, Antonio Cañamas-Catala* Abstract :  This article draws on a broader work on water governance in Argentina led by the OECD…

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Response2covid19, a dataset of governments’ responses to COVID-19 all around the world 

Scientific Data (Nature), 423 (2020)., Porcher, S. Abstract Following the COVID-19 outbreak, governments all around the world have implemented public health and economic measures to contain the spread of the…

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Culture and the Quality of Government

October 2019 In: Public Administration Review Simon Porcher Abstract :  This article uses a cross‐country data set to empirically investigate the  relationship between national culture and the quality of government.…

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Surveying the economics of plural modes of organization

August 2019 In: Journal of Economic Surveys Emmanuel Raynaud, Paula Sarita Bigio Schnaider et Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes Abstract :  Why do firms concomitantly rely on more than one organizational…

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Tarifs discriminants et monopoles de l’eau potable : une analyse de la réaction des consommateurs face aux distorsions du signal-prix

Juillet 2019 Dans : Revue économique Alexandre Mayol et Simon Porcher Résumé : L’approche des tarifs de l’eau potable en France a changé depuis 2010, puisque les collectivités peuvent recourir…

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Political contestability and public contract rigidity: An analysis of procurement contracts

2019 In: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Jean Beuve, Marian W. Moszoro, Stéphane Saussier Abstract : Are public contracts less adaptable than private contracts? Using a comprehensive set of contracts for a standard…

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Le phénix renaîtra-t-il de ses cendres ? Réflexions sur le recours des collectivités territoriales aux marchés de partenariats public-privé

Déc. 2018 Dans : Revue d’Economie Financière Frédéric Marty, Stéphane Saussier Résumé : Dans cet article, nous visons à dresser un bilan de quinze années de recours aux contrats et…

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