... and whether political connections substitute for formal transparency. Design/methodology/approach Using Japanese procurement data (2020 and 2021), this study uses probit, ordinary least squares, tobit regressions to examine disclosure effects. The dataset comprises 4,955 firm-years of listed companies...

...Romina Štaba Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the research question: What is the current legal environment across European Union (EU) member states in balancing the principles of transparency and confidentiality in public procurement, and how can public procurement practitioners...