Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/262209 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW policy brief No. 3/2022
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
In this policy brief, we review the main trade-offs associated with joint procurement, or procurement 'centralization', as identified by procurement scholars. We then focus on the specific case of natural gas. Finally, we compare the procurement of natural gas to that of COVID-19 vaccines, arguing that the centralization of natural gas procurement can be expected to bring greater benefits at lower costs.
Document Type: 
Research Report

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