Dokument: The temptation of the dark side: why women bribe differently than men

Titel:	The temptation of the dark side: why women bribe differently than men
URL für Lesezeichen:	https://docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de/servlets/DocumentServlet?id=72149
URN (NBN):	urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20260204-113946-4
Kollektion:	Publikationen
Sprache:	Englisch
Dokumententyp:	Wissenschaftliche Texte » Artikel, Aufsatz
Medientyp:	Text
Autor:	Neudorfer, Natascha S. [Autor]
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Stichwörter:	Bribery , gender , Afrobarometer
Beschreibung:	Researchers have repeatedly argued that women engage less in corruption and bribery than men because they are more risk-averse. I argue that female risk-aversion can be offset by sufficiently high benefits from bribery and propose that these benefits vary depending on the area of government services. Previous authors have argued how the gender-interest mechanism prevents women from engaging in grand corruption and how female representation improves government service provision in Europe. Looking through a different lens, I provide a systematic micro-level argument for how the gender-interest mechanism can stimulate petty corruption. Using Afrobarometer data (2011–2013, 2014–2015, 34–36 countries), I find that women are less frequently involved in bribery than men in relation to general government services but equally involved in the health and education sector.
Rechtliche Vermerke:	Originalveröffentlichung: Neudorfer, N. S. (2025). The temptation of the dark side: why women bribe differently than men. Political Research Exchange, 7(1), Article 2513320. https://doi.org/10.1080/2474736x.2025.2513320
Lizenz:	Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz
Fachbereich / Einrichtung:	Philosophische Fakultät
Dokument erstellt am:	04.02.2026
Dateien geändert am:	04.02.2026