Chen, Li-Ju () (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm University)
Abstract
This paper investigates the influence of women's participation in politics on decision making. I take educational expenditure as the target. The results suggest that an increase by one percentage point in the share of female legislators increases by 0.034 percentage points the ratio of educational expenditure to GDP. Moreover, one percentage point increases in the fraction of female legislators would lead to an estimated 0.54% rise in total educational expenditure per capita. The positive effect of female legislators on educational policies is strengthened by forms of government. This study also supports the hypothesis that the identity of legislators matter for policy.
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Paper provided by Stockholm University, Department of Economics in its series Research Papers in Economics with number
2008:1.
Length: 29 pages Date of creation: 27 Feb 2008 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:hhs:sunrpe:2008_0001
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Find related papers by JEL classification: H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination P48 - Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Other Economic Systems: Political Economy; Legal Institutions;
Property Rights
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