Simon MUCHARDT

Working Papers

Is the Bar Higher for Female Scholars? Evidence from Career Steps in Economics (with Niels Johannesen), [PDF (November 2024)]
Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Public Economics

CEPR Discussion Paper, CESifo Working Paper

Abstract: Do gender disparities in academia reflect that female scholars are held to higher standardsthan males? We address this question by comparing the academic achievement of male and female scholars in economics who make the same career step. Across four domains – faculty positions, network affiliations, research grants and editor appointments – we find no evidence that standards are higher for females. By contrast, the average female hasless citations and publications than the average male who makes the same career step. Inmost domains, this reflects a gender gap for “marginal” scholars, consistent with a lowerbar for females.

Work in Progress

Tax Incentives or Political Motivations? Evidence from Corporate Contributions (with Julia Cagé, Agathe Denis, Malka Guillot and Camille Urvoy)

Project Description: Taxation and Corporate Philanthropy (CASD)

Abstract: Corporate philanthropy has been increasing in Western democracies in recent decades, a rise often explained by the development of tax policies offering substantial incentives to donate to charities. Yet, corporate philanthropy is also increasingly perceived as a mean to influence politics. In this paper, we estimate the tax price elasticity of corporate donations, and investigate how it differs depending on the recipients’ purposes. To do so, we use an exhaustive administrative panel data set on firms’ tax returns in France from 2013 to 2022, including the identity of the charities that benefit from the donations. We exploit two reforms that affect the price of donations for firms. We document significant bunching around two major regulatory thresholds, and shows that there is heterogeneity depending on the identity of the beneficiary.

NGO Pressure and Corporate Philanthropy (with Gabrielle Fack)

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