Green Public Procurement: An empirical analysis of the uptake of organic food policy

Hanna Lindström (), Sofia Lundberg () and Per-Olov Marklund ()
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Hanna Lindström: Department of Economics, Umeå University, Postal: Department of Economics, Umeå University, S 901 87 Umeå, Sweden, https://www.umu.se/handelshogskolan
Sofia Lundberg: Department of Economics, Umeå University, Postal: Department of Economics, Umeå University, S 901 87 Umeå, Sweden, https://www.umu.se/handelshogskolan
Per-Olov Marklund: The National Institute of Economic Research (NIER), Postal: The National Institute of Economic Research (NIER), 103 62 Stockholm, Sweden, https://www.konj.se/

No 997, Umeå Economic Studies from Umeå University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper analyses the uptake of a national and voluntary green public procurement policy among Swedish municipalities. The policy, decided in 2006, was intended to contribute to increased organic farming by stipulating that at least 25 percent of public food purchases be organic. Based on survey data on the municipalities’ organic food purchases for the period 2003–2016, supplemented with municipal characteristics, we analyse the determinants underpinning uptake of the policy, accounting for potential selection bias. The main finding is that political goals have a significant and positive effect on the share of organic food purchases, suggesting that there is an uptake and that the voluntary policy is in fact implemented. Secondly, we find that the increase in expenditures per capita devoted to organic food is quite substantial following the adoption of an organic food policy.

Keywords: Green Public Procurement; organic food policy; selection bias (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D44 H57 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2021-10-05
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