Migration-induced Transfers of Norms. The case of Female Political Empowerment

Elisabetta Lodigiani () and Sara Salomone ()
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Elisabetta Lodigiani: DEAS, University of Milan and Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano
Sara Salomone: UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) and Tor Vergata University

No 2012001, LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES from Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

Abstract: It is recognized that affirmative action, as anti-discriminatory policies whose aim is to benefit an underrepresented group, is a key driver of progress for women. However, the role of migrants in helping female voice from abroad has not been addressed yet. This paper empirically investigates the effect of international migration on the parliamentary participation of women left behind following the brand new strand of literature on ‘transfers of norms’. Panel data from 1960 to 2000 allows us to take into account selection due to women’s eligibility, observed and unobserved heterogeneity. After having controlled for traditional political and non political factors, we show that total international migration to countries with higher female political empowerment significantly increases the female parliamentary shares in sending countries

Keywords: Women’s empowerment; Transfers of norms; International Migration; Panel Data; Sample Selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 D72 F22 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44
Date: 2012-02-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dem, nep-mig, nep-pol and nep-soc
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