for contesting elections, making it critical to understand the role of politicians' education in their performance. We … and less-educated politicians. We find that narrowly electing a graduate leader, as compared to a non-graduate leader, in …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9-12 per cent decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it … longer exposure to women's suffrage. …

associated with higher turnout than would be expected; yet, in only one election (Nigeria in 2003) did this higher turnout …

When does organized crime resort to assassinating politicians? In narcocracies, criminal groups co-opt political elites … mayor will be killed. Political violence is directed at politicians, not voters, so it has a negligible impact on voter …

This paper sets out to investigate the wellbeing of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It undertakes … spatial and temporal comparisons of women's wellbeing using data from the Demographic and Health Survey and the Multiple … improvement and deterioration of women's welfare across the DRC over a three-year period (2007 - 10). …