Female parliamentarians and economic growth: evidence from a large panel

Jayasuriya, Dinuk S.; Burke, Paul J.

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Female parliamentarians and economic growth: evidence from a large panel

Date

2013

Authors

Jayasuriya, Dinuk S.

Burke, Paul J.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

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.