Bhalotra, S., Clots-Figueras, I., Cassan, Guilhem, Iyer, Lakshmi (2013) Religion, politician identity and development outcomes: Evidence from India. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 104 . pp. 4-17. ISSN 0167-2681. (doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2013.09.006) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:75372)
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| Official URL: http:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.09.006 |
Abstract
This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes, both for citizens of their religious group and for the population as a whole. Using an instrumental variables approach derived from a regression discontinuity, we find that increasing the political representation of Muslims improves health and education outcomes in the district from which the legislator is elected. We find no evidence of religious favoritism: Muslim children do not benefit more from Muslim political representation than children from other religious groups. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.09.006 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | India, Infant mortality, Muslim, Politician identity, Primary education, Religion |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JQ Political institutions and public administrations (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics |
| Depositing User: | Irma Clots-Figueras |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2019 11:31 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:26 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/75372 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
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