The measurement of cross-border penetration in the EU public procurement market

The study explores the current state of play in cross-border activity in public procurement in the EU. The primary need for the research is to provide updated time series of the indicators computed in previous studies and gather additional economic evidence that could better contextualize these findings in the international settings of EU public procurement policy. The study reviews the extent of cross-border participation in EU procurement, both direct and indirect, covering the EU Member States, the UK, and the EFTA countries (in terms of the location of contracting authorities and entities), throughout 2016-2019. Some analytical parts cover a more extended time series.

The study is part of a larger project that E4P is currently doing in partnership with Prometeia and BIP.

About Author(s)

Francesco Franco

Executive Director & Nova Faculty Affiliate

Francesco Franco has been teaching at Nova School of Business and Economics since 2004. He earned his PhD in Economics from the Massachussets Institute of Technology. His research interests include fluctuations and applied macroeconomics, topics on which he has published in Portuguese and international journals.