Local government transparency across the election cycle: Do text and numbers tell the same story?
Published online on February 09, 2026
Abstract
International Review of Administrative Sciences, Ahead of Print.
This study examines how political pressure, as proxied by the election cycle, influences the alignment between textual sentiment and financial performance in municipal annual reports. Based on nearly 4000 reports prepared by Swedish municipalities (2010–...
This study examines how political pressure, as proxied by the election cycle, influences the alignment between textual sentiment and financial performance in municipal annual reports. Based on nearly 4000 reports prepared by Swedish municipalities (2010–...