This short article provides an introduction to the concept of transparency, utilizing the tools of game theory, information theory, development theory, and political economy. It considers the role of transparency in international economic law and, in particular, in international economic...

We conduct parallel surveys of legislators and citizens in three countries to study their tolerance for corruption. In Italy, Colombia, and Pakistan legislators and citizens respond similarly to hypothetical scenarios involving trade-offs between, for example, probity and efficiency: both...