Are women really the "fairer" sex? Corruption and women in government

被引：466

作者：

Dollar, D ^{[1
]}

Fisman, R ^{[1
]}

Gatti, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] World Bank, Dev Res Grp, Washington, DC 20433 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION | 2001年 / 46卷 / 04期

关键词：

corruption; gender; government;

D O I：

10.1016/S0167-2681(01)00169-X

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Numerous behavioral studies have found women to be more trust-worthy and public-spirited than men. These results suggest that women should be particularly effective in promoting honest government. Consistent with this hypothesis, we find that the greater the representation of women in parliament, the lower the level of corruption. We find this association in a large cross-section of countries; the result is robust to a wide range of specifications. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：423 / 429

页数：7

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