2016-03-292016-03-09http://hdl.handle.net/10784/8209We address the persistent reverse causality problem in estimating the causal effect of female labor force participation (FLFP) on corruption. Employing plow usage as an instrumental variable, an increase in FLFP by one standard deviation is suggested to improve the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI, ranging from zero to ten) by 0.52 points. This effect is stronger than a one standard deviation change of education levels, government size, or ethnic fractionalization.engIsolating causality between gender and corruption: An IV approachworkingPaperinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesscorruptiongenderAcceso abierto2016-03-29C26C36D73J16Correa MartÃnez, WendyJetter, Michael