Regions and cities face unceasing pressures to adapt in response to processes of
globalization, changes in industrial production, and new patterns of migration and trade. At …

This interdisciplinary Research Agenda contains state-of-the-art surveys of the field of
corruption and points towards an agenda for future research. This comprehensive work …

This paper assesses whether both the levels and the degree of change in government
quality influence regional economic performance in the European Union and, in particular …

This paper presents results from one of the first global studies on the relationship between
media sexism and the share of candidates for the lower chamber of national parliaments …

Why do people assume female politicians are less likely than men to engage in the illegal
use of public positions for private gain? We argue that voters may perceive women as …

Recent studies show a clear link between women in government and reduced concerns
about corruption. Until now, it remains unclear which underlying attitudes about women …

At the turn of the twenty-first century, an important pair of studies established that greater
female representation in government is associated with lower levels of perceived corruption …

This paper examines in what roles women have an impact on corruption by focusing on
female labor force participation and their presence in the parliament. Since much of the …

While recent studies find a strong association between the share of women in elected office
and lower levels of corruption, we know less about if women in executive office cause …

While Western democracies have become increasingly gender-equal over the past
decades, recent research documents a backlash against gender equality in the form of rising …