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Pranabes Probeshika Dutta
City University of New York
Pranabes Probeshika Dutta (they/them) is a doctoral candidate of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Their research interests are in the areas of labour economics, development economics and political economy.
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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.
18 November 2024
Environment
Environment
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