@article{11,
  author = {Rohini Pande and Sean Lewis-Faupel and Yusuf Neggers and Benjamin Olken},
  title = {Can Electronic Procurement Improve Infrastructure Provision? Evidence from Public Works in India and Indonesia},
  abstract = {This paper examines whether electronic procurement (e-procurement), which increases access to information and reduces personal interactions with potentially corrupt officials, improves procurement outcomes. We develop unique datasets from India and Indonesia and use variation in adoption of e-procurement within both countries. We find no evidence of reduced prices but do find that e-procurement leads to quality improvements. In India, where we observe quality directly, e-procurement improves road quality, and in Indonesia, e-procurement reduces delays. Regions with e-procurement are more likely to have winners come from outside the region. On net, the results suggest that e-procurement facilitates entry from higher quality contractors.},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {American Economic Journal: Economic Policy},
  volume = {8},
  pages = {258-283},
}