Gender politics, environmental behaviours, and local territories: Evidence from Italian municipalities
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8 octobre 2024
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Chiara Lodi et al., « Gender politics, environmental behaviours, and local territories: Evidence from Italian municipalities », arXiv - économie
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We investigated the impact of female politicians on waste collection in Italian municipalities in different territories observed over the years 2010-2019. We used a staggered difference-in-differences design to obtain a causal interpretation of the estimated effects. We find that the majority of women in the municipal council positively influence pro-environmental individual behaviour. The impact of a female-majority council is heterogeneous by region and more pronounced in areas with lower social capital. Female politicians as catalysts for positive change fade after 5-6 years, likely due to persistent social norms locally, thus stressing the need for additional cultural actions with long-lasting effects.