Reproducibility package for MiDES: New Data and Facts from Local Procurement and Budget Execution in Brazil
Overview
This paper introduces a newdisaggregated and harmonized dataset on public procurement and budget execution by Brazilian subnational entities, which currently covers half of Brazilian municipalities and spans the years 2003-2021. It then uses these data to provide new stylized facts about local public finance. First, it shows that about one-quarter of government purchases are from suppliers in the same municipality and discusses its possible implications for efficiency in public purchases. Second, it creates a measure of payment delay to suppliers: close to 15% of total payments are delayed by more than 30 days and payment timeliness is systematically correlated with local income.
Reproducibility Package
| Repository name | URI |
|---|---|
| Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) | https://reproducibility.worldbank.org |
Reproducibility
Paper exhibits were reproduced in two computers with the following specifications:
Computer 1 (Python code):
- OS: macOS Ventura
- Processor: Apple M1
- Memory available: 8 GB
- Software: Python 3.11.4
Computer 2 (Python + R code): - OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7 CPU @ 2.60GHz
- Memory available: 15.7 GB
- Software: Python 3.11.4, R 4.3
10 minutes runtime
Follow instructions in the README to recreate the environments and reproduce the results.
Data
All data is public and contained in the reproducibility package.
Description
| Author | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Dahis | Monash University, Data Basis | ricardo.dahis@worldbank.org |
| Bernardo Ricca | Insper | bernardoogr@insper.edu.br |
| Thiago Scot | World Bank | tscot@worldbank.org |
| Nathalia Sales | PUC-Rio | nathalia.msales@gmail.com |
| Lucas Nascimento | World Bank, Data Basis | lnascimentomorei@worldbank.org |
2023-10
Scope and coverage
| Location | Code |
|---|---|
| Brazil | BRA |
Disclaimer
The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.
Access and rights
| Name | URI |
|---|---|
| Modified BSD3 | https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/ |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago Scot | World Bank | tscot@worldbank.org |
| Reproducibility WBG | World Bank | reproducibility@worldbank.org |
Information on metadata
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Martin | LESM | World Bank | Junior data scientist |
2023-10-26
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