Female parliamentarism and genuine savings: A cross‐country test

Salahodjaev, Raufhon; Jarilkapova, Dilyafruz

doi:10.1002/sd.1928

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“…Second, female political participation fosters economic development (Jayasuriya & Burke, 2013) which influences environmental performance. While economic growth may lead to environmental degradation (Kahuthu, 2006), there is evidence that increase in the share of women in parliament is associated with more sustainable (green) economic growth (Salahodjaev & Jarilkapova, 2019). Third, studies report that female policymakers are more likely to exhibit greater concerns with regards to pro-social issues such ecological problems (Hunter et al, 2004).…”

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Do female parliamentarians improve environmental quality? Cross-country evidence

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2022

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Do female parliamentarians improve environmental quality? Cross-country evidence

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2022

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“…Similarly, we find that a larger representation of women in national parliament contributes to the reduction in CO 2 emissions. Extant research suggests that an increase in the women's share of seats in parliament improves the quality of institutions and the adoption of policies aimed at improvement in quality of life (Ergas and York, 2012;Mavisakalyan and Tarverdi, 2019;Salahodjaev and Jarilkapova, 2019). GDP per capita has an inverted U-shaped relationship with CO 2 emissions and the turning point is approximately 67,200 international dollars adjusted for PPP.…”

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Renewable energy, GDP and CO2 emissions in high-globalized countries

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Salahodjaev

2023

Front. Energy Res.

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Introduction: Policymakers devote significant efforts to decrease CO2 emissions, as climate change has Q7 numerous adverse impacts on society. While the global level of CO2 emissions has been gradually rising since the 1990s, the highest growth was observed in low- and middle-income economies. This study differs from nascent research as it fills the gap by exploring the GDP-energy-CO2 emissions nexus for the top 50 highly globalized countries under analysis. Our study explores the multidimensional relationship between economic growth, renewable energy, globalization, and climate change, using CO2 emissions as a proxy for air pollution, and focusing on the most globalized countries.Methods: In this study, we rely on dynamic panel estimators such as the two-step system GMM estimator. System GMM estimator is recommended to use with the panel data when 1) the correlation between a dependent variable and its lag is above 0.8; and 2) the number of countries (i.e., 50 countries) exceeds the time frame (i.e., 19 years). As our study design fits these conditions, we use extension of a two-step system GMM estimator which restricts the expansion of instruments. Moreover, a two-step system GMM estimator is especially efficient as it controls for heteroskedasticity.Results: We find that renewable energy and globalization decrease CO2 emissions. If causal, a 1 percentage point increase in the share of renewable energy in total energy consumption leads to a 0.26% decrease in per capita CO2 emissions. Similarly, we find that a larger representation of women in national parliament contributes to the reduction in CO2 emissions. GDP per capita has an inverted U-shaped relationship with CO2 emissions and the turning point is approximately 67,200 international dollars adjusted for PPP.Discussion: Our results suggest that renewable energy significantly contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions while GDP per capita has an inverted U-shaped link with CO2 emissions. Thus, we confirm the presence of the EKC hypothesis for highly-globalized countries. Consequently, our study offers several policy implications. Firstly, it is important for developing countries to increase the share of energy consumed from renewable energy sources. This will have a positive effect not only on air quality, but also on economic growth. Thus, it is essential to increase investment in the renewable energy sector and create conditions and benefits for the rapid adoption of renewable technologies by the private sector and households. Secondly, it is crucial to increase the quality of investment climate. Developing countries can significantly gain from globalization-driven FDI as this can lead to technology transfer, especially in the energy sector. Thirdly, our results suggest that improving female empowerment can significantly reduce the vulnerability to climate change. This can be achieved by increasing women’s human capital and investing in women-led organizations and communities.

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“…Moreover, the results of women's parliamentary participation improve governments' sustainable development, with a more prominent effect in underdeveloped countries (Salahodjaev & Jarilkapova, 2019). Women politicians appear to have more ethical concerns, contributing values that lead to increased transparency in their actions (Araujo & Tejedo-Romero, 2018).…”

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“…Showing citizens the positive results of women's public resource management may therefore be the best way to increase the presence of women in the public sector and further their promotion to decisive political positions. Moreover, the results of women's parliamentary participation improve governments' sustainable development, with a more prominent effect in underdeveloped countries (Salahodjaev & Jarilkapova, 2019). Women politicians appear to have more ethical concerns, contributing values that lead to increased transparency in their actions (Araujo & Tejedo‐Romero, 2018).…”

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Women's management in local government: The effects of substantive representation on welfare service efficiency

2022

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Spanish legislation on gender quotas in electoral candidate lists implies the effective incorporation of women into politics. This measure has created interest in the impact of this law on public service management (substantive representation), especially welfare services. This is due to the influence these services have on work‐life balance. Hence, the objective of this research is to determine the impact of women politicians on the efficiency of municipal welfare services. We estimate efficiency levels in public social service management using non‐parametric techniques over the last three local government legislatures in Spain. We then use truncated regression models to estimate the impact of women's substantive representation on these efficiency levels. The results confirm that more women in local government and female leadership in the opposition result in better levels of efficiency through reduced spending. In contrast, female leadership in the government and many women in the opposition reduce efficiency by supporting spending without increasing welfare services.

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Female parliamentarism and genuine savings: A cross‐country test

Cited by 13 publications

References 67 publications

Do female parliamentarians improve environmental quality? Cross-country evidence

Do female parliamentarians improve environmental quality? Cross-country evidence

Renewable energy, GDP and CO2 emissions in high-globalized countries

Women's management in local government: The effects of substantive representation on welfare service efficiency

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