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Is transparency a way to improve efficiency? An assessment of Spanish municipalities

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  • María Dolores Guillamón
  • Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros

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This paper shows that the level of municipal transparency influences the level of efficiency, which is measured by parametric and non-parametric techniques. More concretely, the findings suggest that the most transparent municipalities in terms of financial and economic information, as well as information on public services contracts, tend to be more efficient. The results were obtained for a sample of the 100 largest Spanish local governments over the period 2008–14, which focuses attention on the information disclosed by local governments.

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  • María Dolores Guillamón & Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros, 2021. "Is transparency a way to improve efficiency? An assessment of Spanish municipalities," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(2), pages 221-233, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:55:y:2021:i:2:p:221-233
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1772964
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    1. I. A. Sokolov & I. N. Filippova, 2022. "Regional Government Expenditure Efficiency Evaluation for Housing and Utilities in Russia," Studies on Russian Economic Development, Springer, vol. 33(4), pages 455-463, August.
    2. Bronić Mihaela & Stanić Branko & Prijaković Simona, 2022. "The Effects of Budget Transparency on the Budget Balances and Expenditures of Croatian Local Governments," South East European Journal of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 17(1), pages 111-124, June.

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