• Political Donations and the Allocation of Public Procurement Contracts 

      Titl, Vitezslav; Geys, Benny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      We study whether and when firms’ donations to political parties induce favouritism in public procurement allocations. Our analysis builds on a unique, comprehensive dataset covering all public procurement contracts and all ...
    • Political Donations, Public Procurement and Government Efficiency 

      De Witte, Kristof; Geys, Benny; Titl, Vitezslav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Public procurement markets are worth 10–15% of global GDP. Recent empirical evidence suggests that firms’ political donations can induce important distortions in the allocation of public procurement contracts. In this ...