This work analyses how risk transference to the private partner affects the success of public-
private partnerships (PPP). For this purpose, a broad sample from the World Bank database …

We study the effect of institutional quality on the appropriateness of healthcare provision in
Italian hospitals. We focus on cesarean section rates for first-time mothers, which is a …

Abstract In the European Union, the transition to a circular economy has been guided by
supranational regulations, subsequently transposed by Member States. In Italy, transposition …

This paper studies the indicators of public procurement efficiency as perceived by procurers
and suppliers and what barriers must be overcome to consider procurement efficient. The …

Purpose In addition to lower value for money and the loss of trust in government,
procurement corruption threatens to produce a vicious cycle whereby honest firms self …

Several scholars report that, due to reverse causality, the endogeneity problem makes it
difficult to identify the real effect of institutional factors at the local level, such as corruption …

Purpose The paper aims to deal with the analysis of the factor leading to the repeated
selection of the specific supplier and the effect of this recurrent selection on overpricing of …

This study explores the relationship between different dimensions of regional institutional
quality and the efficient provision of transport infrastructure. A two-stage semi-parametric …

Health systems aim at maximizing population health within their available resources. Health
outcomes in turn depend on the quality of healthcare and the appropriateness of treatment …

This exploratory research examines whether the proliferation of state offices of inspector
general (OIGs) contributes to corruption control. Using 50-state panel data from 1976 to …