Replication data for: Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia

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Project Citation:

Lewis-Faupel, Sean, Neggers, Yusuf, Olken, Benjamin A., and Pande, Rohini. Replication data for: Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114617V1

Project Description

Summary: 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.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      H54 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
      H57 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Procurement
      L12 Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
      O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
      O22 Project Analysis
      R42 Transportation Economics: Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance, Transportation Planning

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