MiDES: New Data and Facts from Local Procurement and Budget Execution in Brazil

Ricardo Dahis, Bernardo Ricca (), Thiago Scot (), Nathalia Sales () and Lucas Nascimento ()
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Bernardo Ricca: Insper
Thiago Scot: World Bank
Nathalia Sales: PUC-Rio
Lucas Nascimento: World Bank

No 2023-02, SoDa Laboratories Working Paper Series from Monash University, SoDa Laboratories

Abstract: This paper introduces a new disaggregated and harmonized dataset on public procurement and budget execution by Brazilian subnational entities, which currently covers half of Brazilian municipalities and spans the years 2003–21. This dataset provides key information that was previously unavailable from aggregate data, such as the identities of suppliers, details on purchases of goods and services, and granular information on the life cycle of each expenditure action. It then uses these data to provide new stylized facts about local public finance. First, it shows that about one-quarter of government purchases are locally procured and discusses implications for efficiency. Second, it demonstrates that close to 15 percent of payments exceed the 30-day threshold and that payment timeliness is systematically correlated with the income level of the municipality.

Keywords: Budget Execution; Subnational Public Finance; Procurement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H50 H72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-11
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