Raghabendra Chattopadhyay

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used political reservations for women in India to study the impact of women's leadership on policy decisions and found that women invest more in infrastructure that is directly relevant to the needs of their own genders.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors exploit random assignment of gender quotas for leadership positions on Indian village councils to show that prior exposure to a female leader is associated with electoral gains for women and that women are more likely to stand for, and win, elected positions in councils required to have a female chief councilor in the previous two elections.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors exploit random assignment of gender quotas across Indian village councils to investigate whether having a female chief councillor affects public opinion towards female leaders, and find that women are more likely to stand for and win free seats in villages that have been continuously required to have a female leader.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used political reservations for women in India to study the impact of women's leadership on policy decisions and found that women leaders invest more in infrastructure that is directly relevant the needs of their own genders.

TL;DR: The statement of responsibility on t.p. reads: Lori Beaman, Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Esther Duflo, Rohini Pande [and] Petia B. Topalova as mentioned in this paper.