The new Brazilian public procurement law as promoter of the winner’s curse

Avoiding overpricing and irresponsible pricing are two central objectives of the recently enacted Law 14133/2021. This article shows that when trying to achieve the first objective, the new Brazilian public procurement law promotes the second, since a specific command reduces maximum prices until th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Signor, Regis, Marchiori, Fernanda Fernandes, Raupp, Alexandre Bacellar, Magro, Rafael Rubin, Lopes, Alan de Oliveira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/85333
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/85333
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:law 14133/2021
public procurement
winner’s curse
overpricing
irresponsible pricing
ley 14.133/2021
licitación
maldición del ganador
sobreprecio
precio inviable
lei nº 14.133/2021
licitação
maldição do vencedor
sobrepreço
preço inexequível
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Sumario:Avoiding overpricing and irresponsible pricing are two central objectives of the recently enacted Law 14133/2021. This article shows that when trying to achieve the first objective, the new Brazilian public procurement law promotes the second, since a specific command reduces maximum prices until they freeze to the lowest possible values, leading the contractors to the winner’s curse. Public officials are warned that maintaining this command will lead to widespread breaches of contracts and eventual bankruptcy of contractors. The Monte Carlo method is adopted to show that a comprehensive price database will avoid the problem and guarantee the effect intended by the law.