The inefficiency of the judicial system might affect the extent of delays in the execution of public contracts. We leverage on the large variation in the average length of civil proceedings across Italian jurisdictions and a granular dataset of public contracts to apply a border-discontinuity design strategy. Using a quantile regression approach, we uncover a non-linear, causal effect of court inefficiency: slower courts decrease delays at the lowest two deciles of the delay distribution,and increase delays in the top three deciles of the distribution. These findings fit a framework where contract enforcement is a key driver of contract performance.
Delays at the border: court efficiency and delays in public contracts
Francesco Decarolis;
2020
Abstract
The inefficiency of the judicial system might affect the extent of delays in the execution of public contracts. We leverage on the large variation in the average length of civil proceedings across Italian jurisdictions and a granular dataset of public contracts to apply a border-discontinuity design strategy. Using a quantile regression approach, we uncover a non-linear, causal effect of court inefficiency: slower courts decrease delays at the lowest two deciles of the delay distribution,and increase delays in the top three deciles of the distribution. These findings fit a framework where contract enforcement is a key driver of contract performance.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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