Female Leaders and Intrahousehold Dynamics: Evidence from State Elections in India
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy · 2026 · S Anukriti、Bilge Erten、Priya Mukherjee
中文摘要
本文研究女性政治代表性对其女性选民福祉的影响，尤其是在健康领域。提高女性政治代表性会增加农村地区生殖保健服务的公共供给。因此，农村女性能够通过采用现代避孕方法和延长生育间隔，对其生殖选择行使更大的控制权。然而，这些积极影响同时伴随着针对女性的亲密伴侣暴力增加。配偶虐待的增加在丈夫偏好多生儿子的女性中尤为明显，这表明妻子更多使用避孕措施会引发婚姻冲突。(JEL D13, D72, I18, J13, J16, O17, O18)
Abstract
We study the impact of women's political representation on the well-being of their female constituents, specifically in the domain of health. Increasing women's political representation leads to greater public provision of reproductive health care services in rural areas. Consequently, rural women can exercise greater control over their reproductive choices through the adoption of modern contraception and increased birth spacing. However, these positive impacts are accompanied by an increase in intimate partner violence against women. The increase in spousal abuse is particularly pronounced among women whose husbands prefer to have additional sons, suggesting that the wife's greater contraceptive use triggers marital conflict. (JEL D13, D72, I18, J13, J16, O17, O18)