Empowering Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
ESR 11
Accounted for the majority of businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of our economy, representing innovation, job creation, and resilience. However, they often face obstacles in public procurement, such as large contract sizes, disproportionate qualification requirements, payment delays, etc. To address these challenges, governments globally have implemented various legal and policy measures, such as better access to tender information, division into lots, reserved contracts, etc.
This research conducts comparative and interdisciplinary research to analyse the advantages and limitations of these measures. Rooted in economic and regulatory theories and incorporating available statistical data, the study aims to provide insights into enhancing SME participation in public procurement.
ESR 11 is supervised by professor Martin Trybus and co-supervised by professor Davide Vannoni.
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Learn More About Xinyue Xue
Xinyue has a background in law and economics. Originally from China, she studied at the China University of Political Science and Law for a bachelor’s degree in law and Peking University for a bachelor’s degree in economics. Through education in two majors, she found interest in the intersection between law and economics. After that, she was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree student scholarship and completed the European Master in Law & Economics programme at the University of Hamburg and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research interests are in public procurement law, competition law, and economic analysis of law.
In this video, ESR 11 Xinyue Xue tells us what her research project is about and how it contributes to society as a whole.
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Host Institution: The University of Birmingham
PLANNED SECONDMENTS
University of Turin (2-month resident work with co-supervisor on EU procurement law and policy)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2-month research on developing an impact assessment methodology for WTO Agreement on Government Procurement in transitional economies)
Forum Vergabe e.V. (1-month study on public procurement law and SME policy in Germany)
George Washington University Law School (1-month study on US SME policy in federal procurement)
