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Green Is Less Greedy: Competition, Corruption, and Productivity in Green Public Procurement in Bulgaria

ABSTRACT Green Public Procurement (GPP) is promoted for environmental sustainability, but its economic effects are less studied. This paper examines GPP's impact on firm productivity, competition, and corruption risks in Bulgaria, a challenging context for governance. Using data...

Optimal Public Sector Premium, Talent Misallocation, and Aggregate Productivity: Evidence From Egypt

ABSTRACT We develop a tractable general equilibrium model to quantify the long‐run aggregate productivity gains from adjusting the public‐sector premium and the size of the public sector to their productivity‐maximizing levels. The model incorporates an endogenous choice between...

Emerging innovations in movement ecology to address planetary challenges

Abstract Movement ecology—the study of how and why animals move within their environments—stands to offer transformative insights into our rapidly changing world, with benefits for both nature and people. Here, we present the first global horizon scan for movement ecology, engagi...