Postdoctoral Position in Business and Economics

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Postdoctoral Position in Business and Economics

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USP-CEU welcomes early stage postdoctoral researchers with an excellent track record, to apply to the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA-25) or any other R2 reseach calls, such as: Juan de la Cierva (Spanish Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation) or (Madrid Regional Goverment).Selected candidates will be provided with special assistance for proposal writing and development. Our University has been beneficiary of 8 MSCA PF since 2017, including one MSCA-PF with an evaluation of 100/100 in 2021.Hosting Research GroupThe group is an interdisciplinary team working on corporate governance, gender diversity, leadership, ethics and responsible management. It combines diverse methodologies-econometric modelling, experimental methods, surveys, network analysis and qualitative analysis-to address gender gaps in leadership, organizational bias, and corruption.Hosting Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Mateos de Cabo, Principal Investigator of a National R&D&i Plan on Women in Leadership and head of the Women Leadership research line of the USP CEU-Mutua Madrileña Chair, the group has published in leading journals such as British Journal of Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, European Management Journal, and Corporate Govenance: An International Review. Its research has been featured by The Economist and BBC World News, and awarded by institutions such as the Financial Studies Foundation and the Harold S. Geneen Institute of Corporate Governance.More information: ; ORCID CODE: 0000-0003-0946-7996Relevant publications * Contreras, G., Mateos de Cabo, R., & Gimeno, R. (2024). Women who LinkedIn: The gender networking gap among executives. European Management Journal,

• Mateos de Cabo, R., Gimeno, R., Gabaldon, P., & Grau, P. (2024). The board gender diversity imitation game: Uncovering the resistant boards that refuse to play. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 32(5), 814-832.
• Mateos de Cabo, R., Grau, P., Gimeno, R., & Gabaldón, P. (2022). Shades of power: network links with gender quotas and corporate governance codes. British Journal of Management, 33(2), 703-723
• De Andrés, P., Gimeno, R., & de Cabo, R. M. (2021). The gender gap in bank credit access. Journal of Corporate Finance, 71, 101782
• GONZÁLEZ-PÉREZ, S., MATEOS DE CABO, R., & SÁINZ, M. (2020). Girls in STEM: Is It a Female Role-Model Thing? Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2204

Research Project DescriptionThis project explores whether internal corporate corruption indicators-namely OverPerk and OverPay-are predictors of corruption risk in public procurement. OverPerk and OverPay are defined as the residuals from predicted models of perk spending (Luo et al., 2011) and executive compensation (Core et al., 1999), and will be constructed using BoardEx data, which provides detailed global information on executive pay, perks, and board composition.Corruption risk in public procurement will be measured using the Corruption Risk Index (CRI) developed by Fazekas and Kocsis (2020). CRI data will be sourced from the Global Contract-level Public Procurement Dataset (Fazekas et al., 2024), which includes over 72 million contracts from 42 countries between 2006 and 2021. This dataset offers harmonised information on contract-level indicators (e.g. single bidding, closed procedures) that reflect systemic corruption risks in public procurement markets.The core research question is whether firms with signs of internal corruption (i.e. higher OverPerk and OverPay) are more likely to be involved in public contracts with higher corruption risk scores. The project incorporates a gender lens to assess whether women on corporate boards play a moderating role in this relationship, potentially mitigating the link between internal mismanagement and external corruption exposure. By analysing how gender diversity in leadership influences ethical decision-making and risk exposure, the project contributes to the growing literature on corporate integrity and inclusive governance.This research aligns with EU priorities on gender equality and anti-corruption, and offers valuable insights for policy, regulatory design, and corporate governance practices across sectors and countries.Candidate requirements: Postdoctoral candidates of any nationality (max. 8 years after defense) with:

• PhD in Economics, Management, or Political Science.
• Strong background in corporate governance, quantitative methods, and applied econometrics. Interest in gender and integrity research.

Application: An expression of interest shall be sent to (Attn.: Dr. Ruth Mateos de Cabo). Your file should contain the following elements:

• A short CV (Max. 2 pages)
• A one-page research proposal
• A short statement explaining why CEU would be the best host institution for your research.
• Two letters of reference.

Those files received before 15th of June y will be considered for MSCA-PF 2025. Applications received after this date, will be considered for other calls after discussion with the candidate.Keywords: Corporate Governance, Gender Diversity, Corruption, Executive Compensation, Public ProcurementShare this page

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Madrid

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Fri, 25 Apr 2025 02:55:34 GMT

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