Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
August 15, 2014
Summary:
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.
Published in
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 104 , p.4 -17
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.09.006
ISSN
18791751
Subjects
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