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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics: Vol. 2 No. 2 (April 2010)
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Disclosure by Politicians
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Djankov, Simeon,
Rafael La Porta,
Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and
Andrei Shleifer. 2010. "Disclosure by Politicians."
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics,
2(2): 179-209.
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.2.179
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.2.179
Abstract
We collect data on the rules and practices of financial and conflict
disclosure by members of Parliament in 175 countries. Although two-thirds
of the countries have some disclosure laws, less than one-third
make disclosures available to the public, and less than one-sixth of
potentially useful information is publicly available in practice, on
average. Countries that are richer, more democratic, and have free
press have more disclosure. Public disclosure, but not internal disclosure
to parliament, is positively related to government quality,
including lower corruption. (JEL J13, I21, I12)
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Djankov, Simeon (World Bank)
La Porta, Rafael (Dartmouth College)
Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio (EDHEC Business School)
Shleifer, Andrei (Harvard U)
La Porta, Rafael (Dartmouth College)
Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio (EDHEC Business School)
Shleifer, Andrei (Harvard U)
JEL Classifications
I12: Health Production
I21: Analysis of Education
J13: Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
I21: Analysis of Education
J13: Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
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Posted By: Andrei Shleifer (Harvard University) (Article Author)
Date: 2010-04-08 11:40:10
http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/shleifer/files/DisclosureByPoliticians_AEJweb_presentation.pdf