**NEW** Dataset for Information and Accountability Transparency (forthcoming, Journal of Comparative Economics)
- FINAL TRANSPARENCY INDICES SCORES, SEPTEMBER 2014 (.xlsx file, this includes not only the scores for the two sub-indices, but also the scores for each individual source, where the sources are from, and notes on the derivation of the index.
- ONLINE APPENDIX – TABLE WITH SOURCES DETAILS
Data used in “The effect of transparency on output volatility” (Economics of Governance)
Release of Information Index (v3) [originally appeared in the Journal of Development Economics]:
- now covers 51 years (1960-2010);
- 185 countries
- Excel spreadsheet of data: Release of Information Index, 1960 – 2010
Dataset of collected political and institutional variables
- covers 53 years (1960 – 2012), 223 countries
- 630 variables, taken from 22 databases
- Excel spreadsheet on included databases, and summary of variables used: Datasets and variables summary , 2013
- Excel spreadsheet with all data: Political and Institutional dataset
From ‘Shining a Light on the Resource Curse’ paper (World Development):
- data used (excel spreadsheet): Dataset
- Results and regressions not used in final paper: Results spreadsheet
Andrew Williams 
esmat khorramdel
/ April 13, 2016Hello Mr. Andrew I am Iranian student and am interested in your research on the
.impact of central bank transparency on economic growth did not use
Please tell me the resources for each of the indicators mentioned on what is
.essential and that the numbers for how resources are obtained
Andrew Williams
/ April 15, 2016Hi Esmet, please refer to the paper in the Journal of Comparative Economics for all of the sources and information regarding the index. Thanks for your interest.
esmat khorramdel
/ April 15, 2016Thank you so much for your assistance and rapid response
esmat khorramdel
/ April 17, 2016Hello Mr. Andrew Williams Good your time! In relation to the previous question that I asked you to help us more precisely transparency index of manufacturing procedures which, according to the Journal of Comparative Economics, because I see a lot of articles, I was confused.
Thank you in advance.
Andrew Williams
/ April 18, 2016Hi Esmet, not sure I quite follow what you want, however, perhaps an additional tool to use would be the Online Appendix, which has a table of each source, and a link to the website data of each source. The Online Appendix can be found above (in a Word document).
esmat khorramdel
/ April 18, 2016Hello Mr. Andrew Williams research that you’ve done in the field of central bank transparency greatly attracted my attention and I want to do such research to Iran.In this regard, I need your help I ask to help me faster to get good results.
According to sources introduce you index values of transparency, only the year 2010 is available, whether the index for the following years calculated, if the information you have and it’s possible for the years 2010 to 2016 Transparency Index is calculated and for me send. Although I expect too much, too busy, but I ask you this favor for me.
Andrew Williams
/ April 18, 2016Hi esmet, I have only constructed the index up to 2010 at this stage.
esmat khorramdel
/ April 19, 2016Thank you. If more information or anything that can help me in this matter please do not leave me untouched.
esmat khorramdel
/ April 20, 2016Hello Mr. Andrew Williams I basic values of transparency indices calculated for each you want, ie the sites mentioned in the article have extracted the numbers are not yet standardized. They understand that having both the method of calculation of the index, the index is calculated for the years after 2010
esmat khorramdel
/ April 27, 2016Hello Mr. Andrew Williams I am sorry that when you’ve got.I found all the resources that were listed in the article. I used from the formula that you’ve expression for index transparency calculation . But the number that you gain transparency index, was different. The numbers related to kof Iran. I beg step by step method calculate it for at least 5 years to send me. I beg me to learn how to calculate at least one indicator.
1980 39.84 2003 52.36
1981 39.84 2004 55.93
1982 39.84 2005 55.26
1983 39.84 2006 56.79
1984 39.84 2007 59.06
1985 39.84 2008 62.09
1986 38.32 2009 65.38
1987 33.74 2010 67.53
1988 29.93
1989 27.26
1990 24.97
1991 22.3
1992 20.4
1993 18.87
1994 17.73
1995 23.96
1996 28.33
1997 31.62
1998 34.54
1999 38.9
2000 41.06
2001 45.52
2002 49.49
esmat khorramdel
/ May 11, 2016Hello Mr. Andrew wiliams beg me to answer because I have to deal with major problems. I will reply to the question whether, according to the tables and information that you’ve published, can I calculate this indicator? If you take the time to share. I am doing research in Iran should I calculate the index. In fact, your article is the base of my research. I beg teach me how to calculate the index.
Andrew Williams
/ May 11, 2016Hi Esmet, all the information on putting together the indicators are contained in the paper. Unfortunately, I’m afraid I really don’t have time at the moment to work on this.
esmat khorramdel
/ May 12, 2016Hello Mr. Andrew Williams I do not mean to disturb, I understand you .I want to ask you created the index for countries, can be used separately for each country?Because my research is only related to Iran, other countries are not included.I ask please, explain how the indexes. I put a lot of time, but the result missed. I beg to explain how their indicators step by step. Otherwise there is a big problem in my studies.
Once again, I beg of you please help me،please
Andrew Williams
/ May 13, 2016The information on how to do this is contained in the paper. But no, you need to have data for all (available) countries to extend this past 2010, because each indicator is first normalised (0-100 scale), then standardised with respect to the base year of 1980. Using the raw numbers for a single country therefore won’t work.
esmat khorramdel
/ May 13, 2016Mr. Andrew williams if I want to examine the impact of transparency on the growth of the country iran, can I use an index that you have calculated? Or that the results are not credit?Or similar to your research, be considered in all countries (available) together, the results are worthwhile?(Personally, I do not calculate the index, the index has been calculated in your research،I use to evaluate the effect of transparency on economic growth in Iran)
Andrew Williams
/ May 13, 2016If you want, you could use the Release of Information index (also available on my website here). You can use either of these for an individual country across time, that is fine. Or, try the HRV Index from Hollyer et al, which they have recently released. It is similar to the Release of Information index.
esmat khorramdel
/ May 13, 2016Thank you very much Mr. Andrew Williams. What is the name of the article you mentioned?(Hollyer et al)
esmat khorramdel
/ May 16, 2016Thank you very much Mr. Andrew Williams. What is the name of the article you mentioned?(Hollyer et al).
esmat khorramdel
/ September 24, 2016Hi Professor Andrew Williams.
I am a student from Alzahra university in Iran and research on transparency on growth rent of Iran. I enjoyed from your essay about A global index of information transparency and accountability which had published in journal of comparative economics.
I use calculated index in your paper. I must show the method of calculation this index from 1980 to 2014.
Please explain for me, how can I calculate this index for Iran for one year?
How did you use from your sources that you have introduced?
Can I calculate this index whit these data in your paper?
I need your help. Please answer me with regards.
esmat khorramdel
/ October 5, 2016Mr. Andrew Williams Please answer me! How do I create index????
esmat khorramdel
/ October 5, 2016If I change the time period , Does varies index value for all years???
esmat khorramdel
/ October 5, 2016Is that the values of sci-period, contract in the range of 0-100,First to be standardized?? Because different my calculations from you. please answer me!
esmat khorramdel
/ October 5, 2016Please explain for me the method to obtain the mean and standard deviation of the source.