Online book launch: Procurement in Focus: Rules, Discretion, and Emergencies

CEPR is delighted to invite you to the upcoming online book launch:
 

Procurement in Focus: Rules, Discretion, and Emergencies

Editors: Oriana Bandiera, Erica Bosio, Giancarlo Spagnolo

Wednesday 15 December

09h00 - 10h30 EDT (New York)
14h00 - 15h30 BST (London)
15h00 - 16h30 CEST (Paris)

Chair and Moderator:

• Adnan Khan (London School of Economics)

Author presentations by:

• Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich and CEPR)

• Tina Søreide (NHH Norwegian School of Economics)

• Paola Valbonesi (University of Padova)

Covid-19 has served as a global case study for increased discretion in public procurement, with governments worldwide making rules more flexible to increase spending, reduce the damage, and save lives.

A new CEPR eBook examines the tension between rules and discretion in public procurement, including through several country-level case studies, and examines the steps that can be taken to improve procurement outcomes and mitigate the risk of corruption, collusion, abuse, and incompetence during crises. 

Join us on Wednesday 15th December at the online launch of this eBook, where the editors, Oriana Bandiera, Erica Bosio, Giancarlo Spagnolo, and the authors Dina Pomeranz, Tina Soreide and Paola Valbonesi, will present an introduction to the book and focus on some of the chapters. Adnan Khan will chair and moderate the session.