In a Perspective linked to Stelfox and colleagues, Hilda Bastian discusses the challenges of improving transparency and management of financial conflicts of interest among committees that develop guidelines for medical practice.

<p><em>Public demand for financial transparency of zakat institutions is getting stronger. The weak quality reports resulted in a distrust this institution. </em><em>Therefore, a</em><em> framework needed as reference compiling and presenting that meet public expectations. This article aims to propose the Amil Zakat Institution (LAZ) Indonesia. </em>&lt...

Dataset portals such as Data.gov and Data.uk.gov have become flagship initiatives of open government and open data strategies. These portals aim to fulfill the open government objectives of promoting re-use of public sector information to develop new products and services, and increasing transparency for public officials’ accountability. This work focus on the latter and its aim is to propose a...

This paper examines whether a country’s corporate transparency environment (which includes the quality of accounting information) contributes to efficient resource allocation. Specifically, we examine whether improved transparency allows firms to take advantage of global growth opportunities, building on the work of Fisman and Love (2004) and Rajan and Zingales (1998). Based on a cross-country ...