J 2025

Hiding when you're not green: An empirical analysis on green public procurement

ROSELL, Jordi; Michal PLAČEK; František OCHRANA and Markéta ŠUMPÍKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Hiding when you're not green: An empirical analysis on green public procurement

Authors

ROSELL, Jordi; Michal PLAČEK; František OCHRANA and Markéta ŠUMPÍKOVÁ

Edition

Public Money & Management, 2025, 0954-0962

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50201 Economic Theory

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.100 in 2024

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Yes

Organization unit

Ambis University

DOI

UT WoS

Keywords in English

Czech Republic; green public procurement; response rates to surveys; Slovak Republic; surveys; sustainable public procurement

Tags

Changed: 23/2/2026 13:19, Ing. Kateřina Lendrová

Abstract

In the original language

Most of the quantitative literature published on green public procurement (GPP) is based on surveys with low response rates, which may lead to respondent bias. The authors surveyed the largest contracting authorities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, analysing thousands of contract notices. With a 43.2% response rate, it was found that authorities not participating in the GPP survey tended to adopt less GPP due to reasons such as lack of prior experience, fear of negative publicity, or insufficient permissions to share information. The authors’ findings cast doubt on the validity of studies with low response rates or those that do not rely on experimental design, as they may lead to an under-representation of GPP non-adopters.