RT Article
T1 Corruption in public procurement: finding the right indicators
JF European journal on criminal policy and research
VO 23
IS 2
SP 245
OP 267
A1 Ferweda, Joras
A2 Deleanu, Ioana
A2 Unger, Brigitte 1955-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1566511151
AB Red flags are widely used to minimize the risk of various forms of economic misconduct, among which corruption in public procurement. Drawing on criminal investigations, the literature has developed several indicators of corruption in public procurements and has put them forward as viable risk indicators. But are they genuinely viable, if only corrupt procurements are analysed? Using a dataset of 192 public procurements — with 96 cases where corruption was detected and 96 cases where corruption was not detected — this paper addresses the identification of significant risk indicators of corruption. We find that only some indicators significantly relate to corruption and that eight of them (e.g. large tenders, lack of transparency and collusion of bidders) can best predict the occurrence of corruption in public procurements. With this paper we successfully tap into one of the most vulnerable areas of criminological research — selecting the right sample — and consequently, our results can help increase the detection of corruption, increase investigation effectiveness and minimize corruption opportunities.
K1 Corruption
K1 Public procurement
K1 Selection bias and econometrics
K1 Korruption
K1 Öffentliche Beschaffung
K1 Korruptionsbekämpfung
K1 Indikatoren
K1 Stichprobenverzerrung
K1 Statistische Verzerrung
DO /10.1007/s10610-016-9312-3