We test the commonly stated, but rarely investigated, assertion that making political
institutions more transparent is an effective method for combating corruption. This assertion …

Policymakers and researchers often cite the importance of government transparency for
strengthening accountability, reducing corruption, and enhancing good governance. Yet …

Why do “tainted” politicians in high‐corruption countries adopt transparency and anti‐
corruption policies that risk exposing their wrongdoing? Using the cases of freedom of …

In the terminology of principal-agent theory transparency is a means by which the
'principal'controls that its 'agent'does not engage in 'agency-shirking'(ie pursues policies …

This article presents a meta-analysis of empirical studies to examine the role of transparency
mechanisms for curbing corruption. The analysis reveals that transparency has an overall …

Corruption is a significant problem for democracies throughout the world. Even the most
democratic countries constantly face the threat of corruption and the consequences of it at …

Interest in the political and economic consequences of transparency has grown significantly
over the past decade. The literature, however, has been hampered by methodological …

A higher level of transparency in decision making increases the probability that corruption or
wrongdoing is detected. It may also improve outsiders' information about the identities of key …

This study analyzes the effects of fiscal transparency and legal aspects on the perception of
the control on corruption. Our argument is that fiscal transparency can reduce information …

This study uses a cross‐country panel to examine the determinants of corruption, paying
particular attention to political institutions that increase accountability. Even though the …