Public procurement for innovation: The practices of Russian contracting authorities

D. Kashin, D. Tillashkhaikhov, P. Petrova and Yu. Podgorenko
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D. Kashin: National Research University H igher School of Economics (HSE University), Perm, Russia
D. Tillashkhaikhov: National Research University H igher School of Economics (HSE University), Perm, Russia
P. Petrova: National Research University H igher School of Economics (HSE University), Perm, Russia
Yu. Podgorenko: National Research University H igher School of Economics (HSE University), Perm, Russia

Journal of the New Economic Association, 2025, vol. 67, issue 2, 139-167

Abstract: The research reveals the incentives and barriers faced by contracting authorities while purchasing innovations in Russia. The analysis is based on the data from online survey conducted in 2024, which included 1832 contracting authorities from all Russian regions. We identify the factors contributing to the heterogeneity in purchasers' behavior regarding innovation procurement and associate these factors with variations in the internal incentives of organizations and with external factors that cannot be influenced by contracting authorities. Furthermore, the study reveals that the frequency of innovation procurement varies depending on the regulatory framework governing the purchaser's activities (44-FZ and 223-FZ), the annual procurement volume, and the organizational and legal form of the purchaser. One of the key incentives for contracting authorities is the provision of comprehensive information and methodological support in the procurement process. Among the main barriers we reveal difficulties in classifying products as innovative and a limited number of suppliers in the market of innovations. The findings underscore the importance of developing unified guidelines to enhance innovation promotion through public procurement mechanisms.

Keywords: state priorities; innovation procurement; online survey of contracting authorities; incentives and barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.31737/22212264_2025_2_139-167

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