COEP Replication Package for "Centralized Procurement: Use of Framework Agreements in Mexico"

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Fernando Mendoza Lopez, Pace Law School

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Mendoza Lopez, Fernando. COEP Replication Package for “Centralized Procurement: Use of Framework Agreements in Mexico.” Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-02-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E219822V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary In an effort to achieve greater efficiency and reduce corruption in government procurement, in 2009, the Mexican government reformed its public procurement law and introduced framework agreements, a centralized purchasing strategy. This paper finds that the mandatory switch from individual agency purchases to framework agreements generated substantial public savings for the purchase of payroll services to disperse year-end bonuses. Relative to the pre-framework agreement period, mandating framework agreements virtually eliminated paying commissions. Further analysis suggests that additional competitors and a shift to digitalized payroll services by agencies, in response to the agreement to be large drivers of the effects.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Procurement; government contracts; Mexico; Framework Agreements
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      H11 Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
      H57 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Procurement
      H72 State and Local Budget and Expenditures
      H83 Public Administration; Public Sector Accounting and Audits
Manuscript Number:  View help for Manuscript Number COEP-Nov-2024-0192
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Mexico
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2007 – 2016 (2007-2016)

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source https://upcp-compranet.buengobierno.gob.mx/
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Contract

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