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Female parliamentarians and economic growth: evidence from a large panel

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  • Dinuk S. Jayasuriya
  • Paul J. Burke

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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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  • Dinuk S. Jayasuriya & Paul J. Burke, 2013. "Female parliamentarians and economic growth: evidence from a large panel," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(3), pages 304-307, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:20:y:2013:i:3:p:304-307
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2012.697113
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth

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