• 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 ...
    • Strategic public policy around population thresholds 

      De Witte, Kristof; Geys, Benny; Schönhage, Nanna Lauritz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Political economists have long maintained that politicians respond to both (re-)election and financial incentives. This article contributes to the latter literature by analysing whether, when and how local office-holders ...