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Replication data for: Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia
- Lewis-Faupel, Sean
- Neggers, Yusuf
- Olken, Benjamin A.
- Pande, Rohini
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Abstract
This paper examines whether electronic procurement (e-procurement), which increases access to information and reduces personal interactions with potentially corrupt officials, improves procurement outcomes. We develop unique datasets from India and Indonesia and use variation in adoption of e-procurement within both countries. We find no evidence of reduced prices but do find that e-procurement leads to quality improvements. In India, where we observe quality directly, e-procurement improves road quality, and in Indonesia, e-procurement reduces delays. Regions with e-procurement are more likely to have winners come from outside the region. On net, the results suggest that e-procurement facilitates entry from higher quality contractors.
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DOI: 10.1257/pol.20140258 (Text)
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Lewis-Faupel, Sean, Yusuf Neggers, Benjamin A. Olken, and Rohini Pande. “Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 8, no. 3 (August 2016): 258–83. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20140258.
- ID: 10.1257/pol.20140258 (DOI)
Update Metadata: 2020-05-18 | Issue Number: 2 | Registration Date: 2020-03-31
Lewis-Faupel, Sean; Neggers, Yusuf; Olken, Benjamin A.; Pande, Rohini (2016): Replication data for: Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia. Version: 1. ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114617V1-23403
