Centre d'économie et de sociologie appliquées à l'agriculture et aux espaces ruraux

The Spatial Structure of Competitive Interactions: Evidence From Public Procurement Networks in Quebec

How can functional procurement markets be delineated from observed bidding behavior? Using bid-level data from Quebec’s municipal paving sector (2012–2019), we construct a geographical bidder overlap (GBO) index measuring supply-side substitutability between postal codes. Gravity...