parties? Democratic theory assumes that offering more information to voters will enhance electoral accountability. However, if … flows of information are necessary, they may be insufficient to improve political accountability, since voters may respond … that could allow increased access to information to promote government accountability. …

parties? Democratic theory assumes that offering more information to voters will enhance electoral accountability. However, if … of information are necessary, they may be insufficient to improve political accountability, since voters may respond to … allow increased access to information to promote government accountability. …

parties? Democratic theory assumes that offering more information to voters will enhance electoral accountability. However, if … flows of information are necessary, they may be insufficient to improve political accountability, since voters may respond … that could allow increased access to information to promote government accountability. …

This paper uses new data on fiscal transparency for a cross-section of countries; these data possess several advantages …'s fiscal transparency. It is shown that there is in fact a causal relationship between institutions and transparency. The … findings are robust to changes in specification and a host of transparency sub-measures. …

This paper uses new data on fiscal transparency for a cross-section of countries; these data possess several advantages …’s fiscal transparency. It is shown that there is in fact a causal relationship between institutions and transparency. The … findings are robust to changes in specification and a host of transparency sub-measures. …