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Recently published thesis titled “The Role of Public Procurement in Innovation: Theory and Empirical Evidence”

Written by Simon Wiederhold

Tuesday, 30 October 2012 22:51

"The Role of Public Procurement in Innovation: Theory and Empirical Evidence" by Simon Wiederhold, ifo Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsforschung / 43 (2012)

This volume was prepared by Simon Wiederhold during his stay at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena and at the Duke University in Durham, U.S. It was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the School of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Jena in August 2011. The thesis consists of four core chapters, which cover theoretical, empirical, and experimental work. All studies deal with the innovation effects of public procurement, that is, the purchase by governments of goods and services. The idea that public procurement can stimulate innovation originates from the seminal work of Joseph Schumpeter and Jacob Schmookler, which suggests that innovation is sensible to general demand conditions. However, previous research on the role of government demand in innovation has mainly focused on highly situational case studies and anecdotal evidence; econometric studies are almost entirely absent from the literature. There is also a lack of theoretical work on the innovation effects of public procurement to guide the empirical analysis. This thesis picks up on these shortcomings.

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Recently published book titled "State and Local Government Procurement"

Written by Danielle Conway-Jones
Friday, 28 September 2012 17:13
"State and Local Government Procurement" by Danielle M. Conway (American Bar Association: 2012) About the Book State and local government procurement has become complex, dynamic, and the constant subject of reform efforts. The goal of government procurement is to meet the user's needs by delivering products or services of the best value while ensuring the highest standards of integrity in order to maintain the public's trust. "State and Local Government Procurement" offers more than mere citations to state codes and cases; rather, it guides readers through the analysis and reasoning of specific topics and presents a firm analytic foundation for those who need to conduct in-depth research. About the Author Danielle M. Conway is the Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law and director of the University of Hawai‘i Procurement Institute at the William S. Richardson School of Law. For the book description and the respective table of contentes, please go to: http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?pid=5330219&section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart For Danielle M. Conway's academic profile on the PLAN website, please click here.
Last Updated on Friday, 28 September 2012 17:27

Bookings for "Public Procurement: Global Revolution VI" are now open

Written by Peter Trepte
Friday, 28 September 2012 16:10
Bookings for Public Procurement: Global Revolution VI conference at the University of Nottingham, 24-25 June 2013, are now open! The booking system for the conference Public Procurement: Global Revolution VI at the University of Nottingham, 24-25 June 2013, has just opened. For On-Line Bookings, please click here. Further details, including programme and speakers, will soon be available at www.nottingham.ac.uk/pprg/events/2012/global-revolution-vi.aspx. Contact information: Achilles, c/o 5 Upper Cross Lane, East Hagbourne, OX11 9NE T/F: +44 (0)1235 512537 E: events@achilles.com This event has always been full to capacity in the past so early booking is advised to secure a place.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 October 2012 15:33

New book on Contracts not covered, or not fully covered, by the Public Sector Directive

Written by Carina Risvig Hansen
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 01:49
New book on Contracts not covered, or not fully covered, by the Public Sector Directive by Carina Risvig Hansen Description This book is a slightly amended version of the authors PhD Thesis. The overall aim of the Thesis was to analyse, clarify and discuss which positive obligations derived from primary EU law a contracting authority must apply when entering into either a service concession contract, a contract below the thresholds or a B-service contract, and how these obligations can be enforced. The Public Sector Directive applies to certain public contracts and requires contracting authorities to follow a detailed set of rules when awarding public contracts. For a range of reasons, not all types of contracts fall within the Public Sector Directive including service concessions contracts, contracts below the thresholds and B-services. When contracting authorities are awarding public contracts they are obliged to follow the EU Treaties, and the principles derived therefrom. The case law from the Court of Justice has shown that the principles of the Treaties imply certain positive obligations for contracting authorities, which must be observed before a contract can be awarded and signed. Hence, this book seeks to analyse and discuss what these obligations consist of. Carina Risvig Hansen, PhD, is Head of Section at the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority. Content Foreword Abbreviations Part I. Introduction, Definitions and Foundations Chapter 1. Introduction and Methodology Chapter 2. Objectives and principles of the EU Procurement Rules Chapter 3. Service Concession Contracts Chapter 4. Contracts Below the Thresholds Chapter 5. B-service Contracts Chapter 6. Cross-border Interest Part II. Positive obligations derived from the principles of the Treaties Chapter 7. The Transparency Obligation Chapter 8. Other Positive Obligations Chapter 9. Standstill Part III. Enforcement and Remedies Chapter 10. Enforcement of the Three Types of Contracts Chapter 11. Remedies Chapter 12. Summary of findings Legislation For more information please visit: http://www.djoef-forlag.dk/vare/8757427623
Last Updated on Friday, 28 September 2012 16:56

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