Does Electing Women Reduce Corruption? A Regression Discontinuity Approach

• In Event: Gender Representation in Political Institutions

Brief Overview

Analysis of whether an exogenous increase in female representation decreases corruption using RD design that studies the introduction of quotas in Spain. We find that gender quota reduces corruption and that effect does not fade out.

Authors

• Miguel Maria Pereira, Washington University in St Louis

• Pablo Fernandez-Vazquez, University of Pittsburgh