Bernhard Reinsberg

Gender Bias in Bribe Solicitation: Evidence From Firm–State Interactions

Previous research has shown that women-led businesses are less likely to bribe officials to bypass administrative burdens, assuming that this is because women are less susceptible to corruption. We uncover an additional mechanism that focuses on the beliefs and practices of corru...

Does bilateral aid work better through multilateral channels? Evidence from the GODAD database

Abstract How does the choice of aid modality influence development effectiveness? While scholars have extensively studied the drivers of aid delegation, the relative effectiveness of different modalities remains under-theorized. I develop a theory of aid effectiveness rooted in t...