Female Parliamentarians and Economic Growth: Evidence from a Large Panel
Vol:
DP 18
Year:
2012
Month:
May
Abstract:
This article investigates whether female political representation affects economic growth. Panel estimates for 119 democracies using fixed effects specifications and a system generalized method of moments approach suggest that, over recent decades, countries with higher shares of women in parliament have had faster growing economies.
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