Transparency in government operations is widely regarded as an important precondition for
macroeconomic fiscal sustainability, good governance, and overall fiscal rectitude. Notably …

Greater fiscal transparency is seen by its advocates as a means of improving economic
governance arrangements in ways which, by promoting fiscal stability, will in turn improve …

We use unique panel data on the evolution of transparent budget procedures in the US
states over the past three decades to explore the political and economic determinants of …

Fiscal transparency is fundamentally important but difficult to achieve. The conceptualization
of transparency has to be more sophisticated than current rhetoric implies. Analytical tools …

Economic theory suggests that it is optimal for governments to use precautionary saving as a
countercyclical tool. However, the availability of surplus funds often triggers political …

" A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
publication Decisions about"" who gets what, when, and how"" are perhaps the most …

This paper develops indices of fiscal transparency for a broad range of countries based on
the IMF's Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency, using data derived from …

From an international perspective, a relationship between public sector transparency and
better economic and social outcomes is something that is increasingly acknowledged. In …

We explore the effect of the transparency of fiscal institutions in government on the scale of
government and gubernatorial approval using a formal model of accountability. We construct …

In a comparative national study addressing the fiscal domain, we explored relationships
between socio-cultural, political, economic, and government conditions and concepts critical …