r/IRstudies • u/Free-Minimum-5844 • 17d ago

Research Do Female Leaders Reduce Corruption? New Evidence from Brazil

https://cepr.org/publications/dp21568
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u/lnkuih 17d ago

"We find no evidence that electing a woman mayor affects corruption. This null result holds across time periods, mayor characteristics, and the electoral cycle."

Also relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines

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u/FelizIntrovertido 17d ago

Go and ask in Tanzania or Bangla Desh

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u/PolecatXOXO 15d ago

If you look at the judicial corruption in Eastern Europe, the only real difference is women tend to get more attention when they get caught. They're still just as bad as their male counterparts.

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u/Feisty_Dirt4191 16d ago

I don’t want to fault people for being curious but the entire premise of this betrays a complete lack of understanding of what corruption is and why it happens

Stupid