We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal … in women's political representation results in a 1.5 percentage point reduction in neonatal mortality. Women politicians … Indian Parliament. -- political identity ; gender ; mortality ; health ; social preferences ; India …

backgrounds are considered a great problem in many countries. In particular in India, a public disclosure revealed that a large … proportion of politicians currently face criminal charges. This has led to a heated public debate and emerging literature …