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Deanna Malatesta

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2007
Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsPublic Procurement and PolicyPublic-Private Partnership ProjectsConstruction Project Management and PerformanceAuction Theory and Applications

Publications

60

Citations

552

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
AI-generated

Deanna Malatesta studies how governments and private companies work together through contracts, especially public-private partnerships (PPPs) where public services are delivered through formal agreements. Her work examines how contract design, trust, legal rulings, and accountability affect whether these collaborations succeed and serve the public interest. She draws on ideas from public administration, law, and game theory to understand cooperation in public contracting.

Public-private partnerships (PPPs)Contract design and collaborative governanceRelational contracting and trustJudicial and legal aspects of public contractsPublic value and accountability

Publication activity was modest and intermittent through 2017-2024, then rose sharply in 2026, largely reflecting a concentrated set of works (including apparent book chapters) on public-private partnerships.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 217 mid career Economics, Econometrics and Finance PIs within our index
Citations: 552cohort median 531
h-index: 8cohort median 10
Publications / year (recent): 4.0cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 55% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 15 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication2122232024: 1 publication24252026: 19 publications1926
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 1 collaborator at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Perspectives on Public Management and Governance×2
  • APPAM 2017 International Conference: Public Policy and Governance Beyond Borders×2
  • International Journal of Public Sector Management×2
  • Open MIND×2
  • The American Review of Public Administration×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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