Lakshmi Iyer|Anandi Mani|Prachi Mishra|Petia Topalova
The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India
University of Warwick|International Monetary Fund|International Monetary Fund
using statelevel variation timing political reforms find increase female representation local government induces large significant rise documented crimes women india evidence suggests increase good news driven primarily greater reporting rather greater incidence crimes contrast find increase crimes men genderneutral crimes also examine effectiveness alternative forms political representation large scale membership women local councils affects crime presence higherlevel leadership positions jel d72 j16 k42 o15 o17