Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/200801 
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Year of Publication: 
2017
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[Journal:] KDI Journal of Economic Policy [ISSN:] 2586-4130 [Volume:] 39 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Korea Development Institute (KDI) [Place:] Sejong [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 1-18
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Korea Development Institute (KDI), Sejong
Abstract: 
This paper empirically studies the effect of public procurement on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Republic of Korea using firm-level data. Public procurement, the purchase of goods and services from private firms by the public sector, is regarded as an important policy measure for providing support to firms, particularly SMEs. This study uses establishment-level panel data of the mining and manufacturing sectors from the Korean National Bureau of Statistics (Statistics Korea) and procurement history from the Korean Public Procurement Service to empirically estimate the effects of public procurement on firms' productivity (total factor productivity) and survivability. Using a propensity score matching estimation method, we find that participating firms showed higher productivity than non-participating ones in the control group only for the year of participation, that is, 2009. After two years, in 2011, they exhibited significantly lower productivity. In contrast, establishments that participated in public procurement for SMEs in 2009 were more likely to survive than those that did not do so in 2011. These results can be interpreted as the negative consequences of government intervention. The market's efficiency enhancement is hindered if underserving companies survive owing to government intervention but fail to improve efficiency.
Subjects: 
Public Procurement
Policy Evaluation
SME Policy
Total Factor Productivity
Propensity Score Matching
JEL: 
D24
H57
L50
L60
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