Show simple item record

Files in this item

Thumbnail

Item metadata

dc.contributor.authorForgues-Puccio, Gonzalo
dc.contributor.authorLauw, Erven
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-02T14:30:06Z
dc.date.available2021-06-02T14:30:06Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-11
dc.identifier274184917
dc.identifier8261786e-30d4-4fd7-a1a2-9a6d1ca734f0
dc.identifier000656954200001
dc.identifier85107376574
dc.identifier.citationForgues-Puccio , G & Lauw , E 2021 , ' Gender inequality, corruption and economic development ' , Review of Development Economics , vol. 25 , no. 4 , 12793 , pp. 2133-2156 . https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12793en
dc.identifier.issn1363-6669
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/23298
dc.descriptionFunding: This work was supported by the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics; the University of St Andrews; and Abertay University.en
dc.description.abstractWe investigate the effect of bureaucratic corruption on economic development when women are discriminated against in the labor market. The analysis is based on a dynamic general equilibrium model in which capital accumulation drives economic development. The government appoints bureaucrats to administer public policy. Corruption arises due to the opportunity for bureaucrats to embezzle public funds. In the event of detection and dismissal, the private sector serves as the bureaucrats' outside option. Our main results can be summarized as follows: first, when the public sector is a more gender-equal employer than the private sector, female bureaucrats are less corrupt than male; second, corruption and development are jointly determined allowing the possibility of a poverty trap; and third, a policy to increase female participation in the public sector potentially reduces corruption and fosters economic development.
dc.format.extent24
dc.format.extent939212
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofReview of Development Economicsen
dc.subjectCorruptionen
dc.subjectEconomic developmenten
dc.subjectGender inequalityen
dc.subjectHB Economic Theoryen
dc.subjectHC Economic History and Conditionsen
dc.subjectHV Social pathology. Social and public welfareen
dc.subjectT-NDASen
dc.subjectSDG 5 - Gender Equalityen
dc.subjectSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growthen
dc.subjectSDG 10 - Reduced Inequalitiesen
dc.subjectSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutionsen
dc.subject.lccHBen
dc.subject.lccHCen
dc.subject.lccHVen
dc.titleGender inequality, corruption and economic developmenten
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Economics and Financeen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/rode.12793
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record