Culture matters: what cultural values influence budget transparency?

Robert M. McNab and Son D. Wilson

Applied Economics, 2018, vol. 50, issue 43, 4593-4605

Abstract: This article empirically examines whether cultural values significantly influence budget transparency. We employ data for budget transparency from the Open Budget Index, and data for national culture from Hofstede’s cultural dimensions, the Global Leadership and Behavioral Effectiveness Research Project and the World Values Survey to explore this question. We find evidence that individualism positively influences budget transparency. We also find that stronger preferences for institutional collectivism, masculinity and authoritarian rule lower budget transparency. These results suggest that national culture shapes preferences for budget transparency and influences the possibility of success for attempts to improve budget transparency across countries.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1458197

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