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The Power of Political Voice: Women’s Political Representation and Crime in IndiaLakshmi IyerHarvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit Anandi ManiUniversity of Warwick Prachi MishraInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department Petia B. TopalovaInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) July 29, 2011 Harvard Business School BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 11-092 Abstract: Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good news, driven primarily by greater reporting rather than greater incidence of such crimes. In contrast, we find no increase in crimes against men or gender-neutral crimes. We also examine the effectiveness of alternative forms of political representation: large scale membership of women in local councils affects crime against them more than their presence in higher level leadership positions.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 53 Keywords: crime, women’s empowerment, minority representation, voice JEL Classification: J12, J15, J16, P16 working papers seriesDate posted: March 9, 2011 ; Last revised: August 1, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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