This study on the economics of gender differences examines whether the mining industry acts as a blessing or curse for … women's well-being and economic status. The analysis focuses on the impact of proximity to mineral deposits and active mines … on various measures of women's agency and health in India. Identification leverages the plausibly exogenous spatial …

political participation of women, using a regression discontinuity design on constituency level data from India. We find that … female incumbents are more likely than male incumbents to re-contest and that there is a decline in the entry of new women … candidates. This decline is most pronounced in states with entrenched gender bias and in male-headed parties, suggesting an …