Browsing by Subject "Bribery"

Corruption poses a significant threat to political and economic stability in many developing and least-developed countries. There is increasing research exploring gender differences and attitudes towards corruption. While literature suggests that men tend to be more corrupt than women, the thesis investigates whether it holds true in the case of Uganda. Eight rounds of the Afrobarometer Survey, conducted in Uganda from 2002 to 2022, have been utilised to explore the gender difference in the engagement in bribery, a proxy used to capture corruption, with the help of a linear probability model. The results show that women are less likely to engage in bribery and the association is statistically significant while controlling for various demographic and political characteristics as well as round and region-specific fixed effects. However, this difference may be due to the gender difference in corruption perception. Even though the gender gap is persistent across all rounds, involvement in bribery has been increasing over time for both men and women. There are several limitations of the study, and further research is required to verify the gender gap as bribery involvement does not explain the other aspects of corruption. Future research can explore the Afrobarometer Survey even further and repeat the analysis for other African nations. Additionally, the datasets can be compiled together to assess the statistical significance of the gender gap in the presence of country-specific fixed effects. Furthermore, it is worth exploring the motivation behind involvement in bribery along with individual characteristics, such as degree of risk aversion, belief about oneself, and personality traits.