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Venue address: ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, R. Francesinhas 21, 1200-675 Lisboa, Portugal
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th Sept 2026, 11:40:00am WEST
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C13: Public Goods, Cohesion Policy, and Procurement Location: Room 114 (Francesinhas 1) | |
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The Impact of Preference Programs in Public Procurement: Evidence from Veteran Set-Asides 1: Universitat Pompeu Fabra; 2: Santa Clara University Veteran-owned businesses receive preferential treatment in procurement by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the largest civilian federal agency by procurement spending. We study a 2016 Supreme Court ruling that expanded the scope of these set-asides and estimate its effects on targeted firms and procurement outcomes. The ruling increased the share of purchase order contracts awarded to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Gains accrued both to incumbent vendors and to first-time VA contractors, including firms that had previously registered but had not won federal awards. The expansion also increased competition for awards, with no evidence of deterioration in contract execution performance. New VA vendors were no more likely to win awards from other federal agencies. The results suggest that, in commercial procurement markets with relatively low barriers to entry, set-asides can expand access for targeted firms without detectable deterioration in government procurement outcomes.
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