Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/217769 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] European Journal of Government and Economics (EJGE) [ISSN:] 2254-7088 [Volume:] 7 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Universidade da Coruña [Place:] A Coruña [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 106-122
Publisher: 
Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña
Abstract: 
This paper empirically investigates the causal relationship between local government transparency and political corruption in a sample of Spain's 110 largest municipalities. After implementing a two-stage probit estimation procedure, our evidence indicates that transparency is inversely related to the likelihood of local political corruption. This result supports the hypothesis that a lack of transparency conceals corrupt activities and that an unwillingness to provide information is a good proxy of the likelihood of corruption.
Subjects: 
Political Corruption
Transparency
Local Government.
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Document Type: 
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