Using Beneficial Ownership Data for Systematic Risk Assessment in Public procurement. The Example of 6 European Countries.

Tello Arista, I., Fazekas, M. & Volkotrub, A. Using Beneficial Ownership Data for Systematic Risk Assessment in Public procurement. The Example of 6 European Countries. Eur J Crim Policy Res (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-025-09654-9

Despite the considerable interest, there is little evidence on the suitability of beneficial ownership data for systematic corruption risk assessment. This paper aims to validate common beneficial ownership risk indicators for proxying public procurement corruption. By implication, it offers practical insights for research, policy, and investigations. It also …

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Using beneficial ownership data for large-scale risk assessment in public procurement. The example of 6 European countries

Arista, Irene Tello; Fazekas, Mihály & Volkotrub, Antonina (2024), Using beneficial ownership data for large-scale risk assessment in public procurement. The example of 6 European countries. GTI-WP/2024:02, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute

This paper fills a critical gap in the literature, providing practical insights into employing beneficial ownership data for large-scale corruption risk assessment in public procurement, with potential implications for public policy and practice. Existing literature lacks systematic evidence on using beneficial ownership (BO) data for large-scale corruption risk assessment. …

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