TY - JOUR
T1 - Female parliamentarians and economic growth: Evidence from a large panel
AU - Jayasuriya, Dinuk
AU - Burke, Paul
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2012.697113
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2012.697113
M3 - Article
SN - 1350-4851
VL - 20
SP - 304
EP - 307
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
IS - 3
ER -