The paper reviews the debate about transparency in extractive industry commodities trade. It examines the obstacles to … improved transparency. A critical review of the experience with estimating losses from a lack of transparency concludes that … important transparency and responsible sourcing initiatives are reviewed. The initiatives appear to have had some positive …

look at three aspects of governance and their components: transparency, security, and infrastructure. We examine which of … these have the potential to alter firm compliance behaviour. We find that enterprises' perceptions of transparency are key …

('hand-me-down assets') is reducing transparency on emissions and emissionsreducing investments. Measuring emissions using …

supply chains that lack transparency and may indicate junctures where illicit activities are taking place, resulting in a …

, we study the impact of the introduction of a policy in the UK intended to increase transparency and eliminate the …

provide guidance for improving transparency while maintaining trader confidentiality. In addition, we analyze liquidity in the …

countries. These initiatives range across efforts to promote transparency, to codify successful historical experiences and … countries can bind themselves to. These initiatives, such as the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative, have seen some … success in spreading and embedding governance norms, ranging across revenue transparency, contract disclosure, supply chain …

criteria are highlighted that compromise transparency: community targeting, the proxy means test, the imposition of … and benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania and all pose challenges for policy transparency. The authors argue that … there are many ways in which transparency and clarity can be enhanced in relation to social benefit policy design and …

I investigate the effect of transparency on the borrowing costs of Emerging Markets Economies. Transparency is measured …