International Cooperation on Public Procurement Regulation

Bernard Hoekman

No 2015/88, RSCAS Working Papers from European University Institute

Abstract: Most governments have yet to agree to binding disciplines on government procurement regulation, whether in the WTO or a preferential trade agreement. Empirical research suggests that reciprocally-negotiated market access commitments have not been effective in inducing governments to buy more from foreign suppliers. Foreign sourcing by governments has been rising for most countries, however, independent of whether States have made international commitments to this effect. The stylized facts suggest a reconsideration of the design of international cooperation on procurement regulation, away from specific market access reciprocity in trade agreements, towards greater efforts to boost transparency and improve the efficacy and efficiency of procurement processes more generally.

Keywords: Government procurement; regulation; trade agreements; WTO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 H57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-11
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