Objective corruption proxies / Aid-funded procurement / Procurement dataset

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A comprehensive review of objective corruption proxies in public procurement: risky actors, transactions, and vehicles of rent extraction (working paper).  "This paper can provide a comprehensive review of quantitative corruption proxies, conceptualise how different indicators capture different aspects of corruption, and identify gaps in the measurement landscape."
Fazekas, M., Cingolani, L. and Tóth, B. (2016)/Government Transparency Institute: http://www.govtransparency.eu/index.php/2016/08/22/a-comprehensive-review-of-objective-corruption-proxies-in-public-procurement-risky-actors-transactions-and-vehicles-of-rent-extraction/

Curbing corruption in development aid-funded procurement (work in progress).  "To address [the challenge of ensuring accountability and transparency in the allocation of development funds], we develop an innovative methodology for analysing big data from major aid agencies to calculate more accurate and targeted indicators of corruption in aid-funded procurement."
Dr Olli Hellmann (University of Sussex), Dr Elizabeth David-Barrett (University of Sussex), & Dr Mihaly Fazekas (Government Transparency Institute)/British Academy: http://www.britac.ac.uk/node/4661

Data publication: public procurement in Tanzania, 2009-2016.  "This publication contains Tanzanian public procurement data retrieved from the issues of Tanzania Procurement Journal between 2009 and 2016. The dataset was compiled as a part of the research project ‘Quantitative corruption analysis: implementation and case study’ with the ultimate aim of exploring ways to increase transparency and integrity through Big Data solutions."

Government Transparency Institute: http://www.govtransparency.eu/index.php/2017/05/03/data-publication-public-procurement-in-tanzania-2009-2016/

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