کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5067883 1476884 2016 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Women as policy makers and donors: Female legislators and foreign aid
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
زنان به عنوان سیاست گذاران و اهداکنندگان: قانونگذاران زن و کمک های خارجی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
چکیده انگلیسی


- We estimate the causal impact of women in national legislatures on foreign aid.
- Higher female representation increases aid both in total and as a percentage of GDP.
- Gender related aid reallocations occur predominately through bilateral aid.
- Aid is also reallocated in favor of education and health-related projects.
- Female representation yields the largest aid increases for less-developed countries.

This paper investigates whether the gender composition of national legislatures in donor countries impacts the level, composition, and pattern of foreign aid. We provide evidence that the election of female legislators leads countries to increase aid both in total and as a percentage of GDP. Consistent with existing research examining domestic expenditures, we find that the empowerment of women in national legislatures is associated with a reallocation of aid flows in favor of education and health-related projects. These increased flows occur predominately through bilateral aid and reflect a redistribution of aid toward developing countries.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Political Economy - Volume 41, January 2016, Pages 46-60
نویسندگان
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