Female parliamentarians and economic growth: Evidence from a large panel

Dinuk S. Jayasuriya, Paul J. Burke

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)304-307
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Economics Letters
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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