Gender and Corruption in Business
利用企业层面的腐败、所有权和管理数据,研究发现女性所有者或管理者与企业腐败程度较低相关,女性所有者企业行贿发生率更低且行贿金额更小,女性高管企业视腐败为障碍的程度也更低。
Are firms with female owners or managers less corrupt than other firms? We test this question using firm-level data on corruption, ownership, and management. We find that women in positions of influence are associated with less corruption: female owners are associated with a lower incidence of bribery and report smaller levels of bribery. Moreover, corruption is seen as less of an obstacle in companies where women are represented in top management. By providing evidence that women are associated with lower levels of corruption in business our research contributes to the literature on development, gender equality, and corruption.