Cherchez la Femme? Female Representation as an Antidote to Corruption

• In Event: Smooth Criminal: Comparative Corruption

Brief Overview

Do women cause reductions in corruption and will effects last over time? Using an RD design and newly collected objective data this paper shows that women in office cause reductions corruption but that they may adapt to corrupt networks over time.

Authors

• Monika Bauhr, Quality of Government (QoG) institute, University of Gothenburg

• Nicholas Charron, Florida State University