Predictores de la transparencia activa en los municipios chilenos: un análisis de datos de panel (2013-2023)
Entre 2013 y 2025, el Portal de Transparencia de Chile, gestionado por el Consejo para la Transparencia, registró casi 50 millones de visitas. La obligación mensual de las instituciones públicas de subir información ha sido objeto de supervisión anual por parte de este Consejo, en particular en el caso de los municipios, que representan la principal interfaz entre los ciudadanos y el Estado.A través de la utilización de datos de auditorías de transparencia activa realizadas entre 2013 y 2023, y la aplicación de un modelo de panel lineal de efectos fijos, este trabajo concluye que la transparencia activa municipal está asociada positivamente con el tamaño de la población, el gasto en educación, el gasto per cápita, el índice de pobreza local y el último año del mandato del alcalde. Por el contrario, los niveles más altos de inversión, el porcentaje de votos obtenidos por el alcalde electo y la afiliación política de derecha se asocian con niveles más bajos de transparencia activa.
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Estudios en Derecho a la Información por Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas
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