Poltoratskaia, Viktoriia; Fazekas, Mihály; Quintero, Maria Fernanda; and Schiffbauer, Marc (2026) Green Is Less Greedy: Competition, Corruption, and Productivity in Green Public Procurement in Bulgaria. Sustainable Development.
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 from public procurement contracts (2011–2019) and firm-level panel data, we analyze the relationship between GPP participation …