Replication data for: Health and the Political Agency of Women
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Sonia Bhalotra; Irma Clots-Figueras
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Project Citation:
Bhalotra, Sonia, and Clots-Figueras, Irma. Replication data for: Health and the Political Agency of Women. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114855V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We investigate whether women's political representation in state
legislatures improves public provision of antenatal and childhood
health services in the districts from which they are elected, arguing
that the costs of poor services in this domain fall disproportionately
upon women. Using large representative data samples from India and
accounting for potential endogeneity of politician gender and the sample
composition of births, we find that a 10 percentage point increase in
women's representation results in a 2.1 percentage point reduction in
neonatal mortality, and we elucidate mechanisms. Women's political
representation may be an underutilized tool for addressing health in
developing countries.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
I12 Health Behavior
I15 Health and Economic Development
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
I12 Health Behavior
I15 Health and Economic Development
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
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