Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis

A substantial body of recent research looks at differences in the behavior of men and women in diverse economic transactions. We contribute to this literature by investigating gender differences in behavior when confronted with a common bribery problem. Our study departs from the previous literature...

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Main Authors:	Alatas, Vivi, Cameron, Lisa, Chaudhuri, Ananish, Erkal, Nisvan, Gangadharan, Lata
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130
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spelling	okr-10986-54942021-04-23T14:02:22Z Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis Alatas, Vivi Cameron, Lisa Chaudhuri, Ananish Erkal, Nisvan Gangadharan, Lata Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130 A substantial body of recent research looks at differences in the behavior of men and women in diverse economic transactions. We contribute to this literature by investigating gender differences in behavior when confronted with a common bribery problem. Our study departs from the previous literature on gender and corruption by using economic experiments. Based on data collected in Australia (Melbourne), India (Delhi), Indonesia (Jakarta), and Singapore, we show that while women in Australia are less tolerant of corruption than men in Australia, no significant gender differences are seen in India, Indonesia, and Singapore. Hence, our findings suggest that the gender differences reported in previous studies may not be as universal as stated, and may be more culture specific. We also explore behavioral differences by gender across countries and find larger variations in women's behavior toward corruption than in men's across the countries in our sample. 2012-03-30T07:33:06Z 2012-03-30T07:33:06Z 2009 Journal Article Southern Economic Journal 00384038 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5494 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article East Asia and Pacific
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description	A substantial body of recent research looks at differences in the behavior of men and women in diverse economic transactions. We contribute to this literature by investigating gender differences in behavior when confronted with a common bribery problem. Our study departs from the previous literature on gender and corruption by using economic experiments. Based on data collected in Australia (Melbourne), India (Delhi), Indonesia (Jakarta), and Singapore, we show that while women in Australia are less tolerant of corruption than men in Australia, no significant gender differences are seen in India, Indonesia, and Singapore. Hence, our findings suggest that the gender differences reported in previous studies may not be as universal as stated, and may be more culture specific. We also explore behavioral differences by gender across countries and find larger variations in women's behavior toward corruption than in men's across the countries in our sample.
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title	Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis
title_short	Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis
title_full	Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis
title_fullStr	Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis
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Gender, Culture, and Corruption: Insights from an Experimental Analysis

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