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  1. Building Municipal Trust: Corruption, Transparency and Public Services in Chile

    Article • Administration & Society, October 2025, SAGE Publications

    Francisco Bastida

  2. Municipal services’ perceived quality in Chile: political trust vs. spending

    Article • Economia Politica, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco Bastida

  3. Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises’ need for digitization to counteract COVID-19: From “nice-to-have” to “must-have”?

    Article • Venture Capital, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Francisco Bastida

  4. Political economics and citizens’ engagement in Croatia: a differential analysis

    Article • Public Sector Economics, March 2023, Institute of Public Finance

    Francisco Bastida

  5. The Impact of Mayors’ Corruption on Spanish Municipal Spending

    Article • Revista de Contabilidad, January 2022, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia

    Francisco Bastida

  6. Accounting for unstable environments in the public sector: managing post-COVID-19 times

    Article • Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management, November 2021, Emerald

    Francisco Bastida

  7. Flypaper effect and partisanship theories best explain municipal financial performance in Latin America

    Article • Policy Studies, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Francisco Bastida

  8. Empirical Determinants of Corruption in Honduran Municipalities

    Article • Public Integrity, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Francisco Bastida

  9. The public purse as a reelection lever: does it work in a corrupt political environment? The case of Honduras

    Article • Local Government Studies, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Francisco Bastida

  10. Determinants of Financial E-Transparency in Honduran Municipalities

    Article • International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age, April 2020, IGI Global

    Francisco Bastida

  11. Effective Transparency and Institutional Trust in Honduran Municipal Governments

    Article • Administration & Society, September 2019, SAGE Publications

    Francisco Bastida

  12. “Corruption premium” on municipal borrowing cost: the case of Spanish Mayors

    Article • Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management, September 2019, Emerald

    Francisco Bastida, Professor Bernardino Benito

  13. Tax mimicking in Spanish municipalities: expenditure spillovers, yardstick competition, or tax competition?

    Article • Public Sector Economics, June 2019, Institute of Public Finance

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  14. Transparency and government trust

    Article • Public Sector Economics, March 2019, Institute of Public Finance

    Francisco Bastida

  15. Do the illegal and legal rents of politicians affect municipal election outcomes? Empirical evidence

    Article • Local Government Studies, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  16. The influence of transparency on budget forecast deviations in municipal governments

    Article • Journal of Forecasting, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  17. Can salaries and re-election prevent political corruption? An empirical evidence

    Article • Revista de Contabilidad, January 2018, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  18. Fiscal transparency and the cost of sovereign debt

    Article • International Review of Administrative Sciences, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  19. The Impact of Transparency on the Cost of Sovereign Debt in Times of Economic Crisis

    Article • Financial Accountability and Management, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  20. Factors Explaining Public Participation in the Central Government Budget Process

    Article • Australian Journal of Public Administration, May 2016, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  21. Are Politicians Successful in their Electoral Strategies? The Case of Tax Revenue Budgeting Errors

    Article • Lex localis - Journal of Local Self Government, April 2016, UK Zhende Publishing Limited Company

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  22. Risks and Benefits of Legislative Budgetary Oversight

    Article • Administration & Society, September 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  23. Public versus Private in Municipal Services Management

    Article • Lex localis - Journal of Local Self Government, September 2015, UK Zhende Publishing Limited Company

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  24. The Impact of the Housing Bubble on the Growth of Municipal Debt: Evidence from Spain

    Article • Local Government Studies, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  25. Determinants of urban political corruption in local governments

    Article • Crime Law and Social Change, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  26. Budget Forecast Deviations in Municipal Governments: Determinants and Implications

    Article • Australian Accounting Review, March 2015, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  27. Non-Fulfilment of Debt Limits in Spanish Municipalities

    Article • Fiscal Studies, February 2015, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  28. Budget Transparency and Legislative Budgetary Oversight

    Article • The American Review of Public Administration, December 2014, SAGE Publications

    Francisco Bastida, Professor Bernardino Benito

  29. The causes of legal rents extraction: evidence from Spanish municipalities

    Article • Public Choice, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  30. Explaining Interest Rates in Local Government Borrowing

    Article • International Public Management Journal, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  31. Creating Room for Manoeuvre: a Strategy to Generate Political Budget Cycles under Fiscal Rules

    Article • Kyklos, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  32. Transparency and Political Budget Cycles at municipal level

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, June 2013, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  33. Determinants of Central Government Budget Disclosure: An International Comparative Analysis

    Article • Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  34. Municipal Spending in Spain: Spatial Approach

    Article • Journal of Urban Planning and Development, June 2013, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  35. Electoral Cycles And Local Government Debt Management

    Article • Local Government Studies, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  36. Municipal elections and cultural expenditure

    Article • Journal of Cultural Economics, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  37. Public-Private Partnerships in the Context of the European System of Accounts (ESA95)

    Article • Open Journal of Accounting, January 2012, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  38. The electoral budget cycle on municipal police expenditure

    Article • European Journal of Law and Economics, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  39. The Determinants of Local Government's Financial Transparency

    Article • Local Government Studies, August 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  40. Evaluación de la deuda pública local en España

    Article • Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  41. Urban Sprawl and the Cost of Public Services: An Evaluation of Spanish Local Governments

    Article • July 2010, Institut Za Lokalno Samoupravo in Javna Narocila Maribor

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  42. Factores Explicativos de la Presión Fiscal Municipal

    Article • Revista de Contabilidad, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  43. Explaining differences in efficiency: an application to Spanish municipalities

    Article • Applied Economics, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  44. Politics and financial management: a long-term evaluation on Spanish local governments

    Article • International Journal of Critical Accounting, January 2010, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  45. An empirical insight on Spanish listed companies’ perceptions of International Financial Reporting Standards

    Article • Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation, January 2010, Elsevier

    Francisco Bastida

  46. An Empirical Assessment of the Municipal Financial Situation in Spain

    Article • International Public Management Journal, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  47. Budget Transparency, Fiscal Performance, and Political Turnout: An International Approach

    Article • Public Administration Review, May 2009, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  48. From “Need to Know” to “Need to Share”: Tangled Problems, Information Boundaries, and the Building of Public Sector Knowledge Networks

    Article • Public Administration Review, May 2009, Wiley

    Francisco Bastida

  49. An example of creative accounting in public sector: The private financing of infrastructures in Spain

    Article • Critical Perspectives on Accounting, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  50. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET PRACTICES AND TRANSPARENCY: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

    Article • Public Administration, September 2007, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  51. La consolidación de cuentas en las entidades locales españolas: un estudio empírico

    Article • Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  52. Financial reports and decentralization in municipal governments

    Article • International Review of Administrative Sciences, June 2006, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  53. Les rapports financiers et la décentralisation dans les gouvernements municipaux

    Article • Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives, January 2006, CAIRN

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  54. Análisis del endeudamiento en los Ayuntamientos: un Estudio Empírico

    Article • Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida