News
How public and private sectors build big ideas - and how you could too
16 October 2025
What do new hospitals, universities, and transport networks have in common? They often exist thanks to partnerships between the public and private sectors. At GaPP's Lunch & Learn on October 8, students got a behind-the-scenes look at how these collaborations, and the people behind them, make large-scale public projects happen.
Procurement in uncertain times: MTC-dagen 2025 at SSE
13 May 2025
Yesterday, the Stockholm School of Economics hosted this year's MTC-dagen - an annual event focused on current and important topics in procurement. This year's theme was highly relevant: how procurement is affected by today's new security challenges.
New research | Can public procurement drive innovation? A fresh look at the evidence
24 March 2025
Governments spend billions on procurement, but can these contracts be a tool to drive innovation? A new study co-authored by Giancarlo Spagnolo, professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), explores the effectiveness of Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI). Forthcoming in the International Journal of Industrial Organization, the study finds that while PPI can foster innovation—especially for small and young firms—major challenges remain in policy design and implementation.
Discretion, efficiency, and abuse in public procurement: A new eBook
10 December 2021
On December 15th, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) will be organising an online book launch event of a new eBook co-edited by SITE researcher Giancarlo Spagnolo titled “Procurement in Focus: Rules, Discretion, and Emergencies”.
What motivates whistleblowers to come forward with information?
26 March 2021
Wall Street Journal mentions SITE researcher Giancarlo Spagnolo's research study on "Motivating Whistleblowers". A study that shines light into what motivates people to come forward with information about wrongdoing.
Cost overrun and procurement competence in Sweden
03 June 2020
Sweden lacks both statistics and skills that enable better procurement. A statement by SITE's researcher Giancarlo Spagnolo in a new report that calls for better education and career opportunities for public procurers in an interview with Dagens Samhälle.
Buyer Quality and Procurement Outcomes: Explorative Evidence From the US
30 November 2017
By Giancarlo Spagnolo (with Francesco Decarolis, Leonardo Giuffrida, Elisabetta Iossa, Vincenzo Mollisi), SITE Working Paper
Reputation, Competition, and Entry in Procurement
30 November 2017
By Giancarlo Spagnolo, SITE Working Paper
Reputation, Competition and Entry in Procurement
23 December 2012
by Giancarlo Spagnolo, forthcoming in the International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2012, Papers and Proceedings, 30(3), 291-296
Reputation and Entry
14 December 2012
by Giancarlo Spagnolo (with J. Butler, E. Carbone, and P. Conzo), SITE Working Paper