Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/242827 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 21-063
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
We study how delivery times and prices for hospital medical devices respond to the introduction of centralized procurement. Our identification strategy leverages a legislative change in Italy that mandated centralized purchases for a sub-set of devices. The statutory centralization generated a reduction in prices and an increase in delivery times for centralized purchases relative to non-centralized purchases. We use data on quantities and on suppliers to discuss the mechanisms potentially underlying our findings.
Subjects: 
Public Procurement
Centralization
Medical Devices
Delivery Times
Bulk Purchasing
JEL: 
D44
H51
H57
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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