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  1. What factors make a municipality more involved in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals? Empirical evidence

    Article • Environment Development and Sustainability, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  2. The sustainable development goals: How does their implementation affect the financial sustainability of the largest Spanish municipalities

    Article • Sustainable Development, March 2023, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  3. Efficiency in environmental spending for sustainable development in Spanish cities

    Article • Local Environment, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  4. Economic Management of the Local Budget to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  5. ¿Influye una mayor transparencia en la mejor gestión de los recursos públicos? El ejemplo de los ayuntamientos españoles

    Article • CIRIEC-España revista de economía pública social y cooperativa, December 2022, Universitat de Valencia

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  6. Relationship between Transparency and Efficiency in Municipal Governments: Several Nonparametric Approaches

    Article • Public Performance & Management Review, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Ursula Faura Martínez, Professor Bernardino Benito

  7. Women's management in local government: The effects of substantive representation on welfare service efficiency

    Article • Social Policy and Administration, August 2022, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  8. Efficiency and sustainability in municipal social policies

    Article • Social Policy and Administration, July 2022, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  9. Influence of managerial ability on the re-election of municipal political parties

    Article • Local Government Studies, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  10. Factors influencing the structure of municipal taxation. Special reference to political corruption

    Article • Local Government Studies, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  11. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Labor Market: An Analysis of Supply and Demand in the Spanish Municipalities

    Article • Sustainability, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  12. An Assessment of Post-COVID-19 EU Recovery Funds and the Distribution of Them among Member States

    Article • Journal of Risk and Financial Management, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  13. Political Budget Cycles in Public Revenues: Evidence From Fines

    Article • SAGE Open, October 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  14. Efficiency in the governance of the Covid-19 pandemic: political and territorial factors

    Article • Globalization and Health, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  15. Transparency and efficient management in local governments

    Article • Cities, August 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  16. Effect of political corruption on municipal tax revenues

    Article • Revista de Contabilidad, July 2021, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia

    Ursula Faura Martínez, Professor Bernardino Benito

  17. ¿Existe sesgo político en el reparto municipal de los fondos regionales? El ejemplo de la Región de Murcia

    Article • Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, May 2021, Asociacion Espanola de Ciencia Regional

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  18. Influence of selected aspects of local governance on the efficiency of waste collection and street cleaning services

    Article • Waste Management, May 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  19. Measurement and determinants of efficiency in the municipal police service

    Article • Evaluation and Program Planning, April 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  20. The Commitment of Spanish Local Governments to Sustainable Development Goal 11 from a Multivariate Perspective

    Article • Sustainability, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  21. Price Fluctuation, Protected Geographical Indications and Employment in the Spanish Small Ruminant Sector during the COVID-19 Crisis

    Article • Animals, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  22. Are politicians using fines for electoral purposes? Empirical evidence

    Article • Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad, November 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  23. Short-Term Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Spanish Small Ruminant Flocks

    Article • Animals, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  24. Impact of politicians’ salaries and their dedication regime on the efficiency of municipal public services

    Article • Local Government Studies, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  25. Determinants of efficiency improvement in the Spanish public lighting sector

    Article • Utilities Policy, June 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  26. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Efficiency in the Spanish Clean Water and Sanitation Sector

    Article • Sustainability, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  27. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  28. The efficiency of public services in small municipalities: The case of drinking water supply

    Article • Cities, October 2019, Elsevier

    Ursula Faura Martínez, Professor Bernardino Benito

  29. “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

  30. El plan de actuación en las fundaciones: apoyo público para su elaboración y medidas de impacto

    Article • CIRIEC-España revista de economía pública social y cooperativa, July 2019, Universitat de Valencia

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  31. La transparencia presupuestaria en las comunidades autónomas españolas

    Article • CIRIEC-España revista de economía pública social y cooperativa, July 2019, Universitat de Valencia

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  32. 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

  33. Empirical Evidence for Efficiency in Provision of Drinking Water

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, April 2019, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Ursula Faura Martínez, Professor Bernardino Benito

  34. 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

  35. Public Management Versus Private Management in the Provision of Drinking Water: What is the Cheapest?

    Article • Lex localis - Journal of Local Self Government, April 2018, UK Zhende Publishing Limited Company

    Professor Bernardino Benito

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

    Article • Journal of Forecasting, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  37. 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

  38. Determinantes de la eficiencia en las fundaciones españolas

    Article • Revista de Contabilidad, July 2017, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  39. Fiscal transparency and the cost of sovereign debt

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  40. The electoral budget cycle on municipal waste collection expenditure

    Article • Applied Economics, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  41. 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

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

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  43. 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

  44. Risks and Benefits of Legislative Budgetary Oversight

    Article • Administration & Society, September 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

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

    Article • Australian Accounting Review, March 2015, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  49. Non-Fulfilment of Debt Limits in Spanish Municipalities

    Article • Fiscal Studies, February 2015, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  50. Budget Transparency and Legislative Budgetary Oversight

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

    Francisco Bastida, Professor Bernardino Benito

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

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  52. Determinants of Spanish Regions' Tourism Performance: A Two-Stage, Double-Bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis

    Article • Tourism Economics, October 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  53. Efficiency in the Provision of Public Municipal Cultural Facilities

    Article • Lex localis - Journal of Local Self Government, April 2014, Institut Za Lokalno Samoupravo in Javna Narocila Maribor

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  54. Explaining Interest Rates in Local Government Borrowing

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

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

    Article • Kyklos, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  56. Explaining efficiency in municipal services providers

    Article • Journal of Productivity Analysis, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  57. Transparency and Political Budget Cycles at municipal level

    Article • Swiss Political Science Review, June 2013, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  58. 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

  59. 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

  60. Electoral Cycles And Local Government Debt Management

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  61. Municipal elections and cultural expenditure

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  62. 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

  63. 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

  64. The Determinants of Local Government's Financial Transparency

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  65. Determinants of efficiency in the provision of municipal street-cleaning and refuse collection services

    Article • Waste Management, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  66. 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

  67. 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

  68. Factores Explicativos de la Presión Fiscal Municipal

    Article • Revista de Contabilidad, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Bernardino Benito

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

    Article • Applied Economics, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  70. 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

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

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

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

    Article • Public Administration Review, May 2009, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  73. 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

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

    Article • Public Administration, September 2007, Wiley

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  75. The harmonization of government financial information systems: the role of the IPSASs

    Article • International Review of Administrative Sciences, June 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  76. L'harmonisation des systèmes gouvernementaux d'information financière : le rôle des IPSAS

    Article • Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives, January 2007, CAIRN

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  77. 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

  78. Financial reports and decentralization in municipal governments

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

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

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

    Professor Bernardino Benito , Francisco Bastida

  80. 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

  81. International Classification of Local Government Accounting Systems

    Article • Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, April 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  82. The determinants of the municipal debt policy in Spain

    Article • Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management, March 2004, Emerald

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  83. Local and regional accounting and reporting in spain: an empirical outlook

    Article • Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management, March 2003, Emerald

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  84. Utilidad de la Información Contable en losRatingde Deuda Pública

    Article • Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  85. The IPSAS Approach: A Useful Tool for Accounting Reform in Europe?

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito

  86. Accounting and Financial Reporting in Spanish Regional Governments: Exploring Similarities and Differences

    Article • January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Bernardino Benito