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Naveen Hari
Naveen Hari is a doctoral student in Economics at Texas A&M University – College Station, Texas. He completed his masters degree in Economics from Shiv Nadar University, Delhi. His current research focuses on applied microeconomics, with a particular interest in development economics, political economy, and gender economics.
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Female legislators and forest conservation
While women are known to be more concerned about the environment than men, do these preferences translate into action when women hold political power? This article shows that in constituencies reserved for historically marginalised communities, when female politicians win close races against male candidates, there is an immediate positive effect on forest conservation efforts. In other constituencies, the benefits accumulate over time.
