印度比哈尔邦农村地区政治权力下放和女性领导对机构分娩和儿童死亡率的影响。

Effect of political decentralization and female leadership on institutional births and child mortality in rural Bihar, India.

机构信息

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and International Business, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341-2118, USA.

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1063, USA.

出版信息

Soc Sci Med. 2017 Jul;185:171-178. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.013. Epub 2017 Apr 11.

DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.013

PMID:28522013

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the impacts of political decentralization and women reservation in local governance on institutional births and child mortality in the state of Bihar, India. Using the difference-in-differences methodology, we find a significant positive association between political decentralization and institutional births. We also find that the increased participation of women at local governance led to an increased survival rate of children belonging to richer households. We argue that our results are consistent with female leaders having policy preference for women and child well-being.

摘要

本文研究了印度比哈尔邦地方治理中的政治权力下放和妇女保留对机构分娩和儿童死亡率的影响。通过使用双重差分法，我们发现政治权力下放与机构分娩之间存在显著的正相关关系。我们还发现，当地治理中妇女参与度的提高导致较富裕家庭的儿童存活率提高。我们认为，我们的结果与女性领导人对妇女和儿童福祉的政策偏好一致。