Mobilizing women voters: experimental evidence from Pakistan

Chaudhry Z, Hussain K, Rehman AU (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Oxford Economic Papers Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy F - Oxford Open Option D

Abstract

We provide the first estimate of a door-to-door political campaign by an incumbent politician targeting women on electoral outcomes in a developing country. Women voters are informed of the public service delivery work undertaken by the incumbent in his tenure. The campaign was randomized at the precinct level, allowing us to use official electoral data on vote shares and gender-disaggregated turnout. Our results suggest that in a highly competitive campaign, the vote share of the campaigning incumbent increased by 5%age points. This increase was primarily driven by women who were campaigned independently of their male relatives. In precincts where both men and women were mobilized, the effect is not statistically significant. However, women's turnout in the election was unaffected.

Authors with CRIS profile

Karrar Hussain Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft des Nahen Ostens

Involved external institutions

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Germany (DE) University of Delaware (UDEL)

United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Chaudhry, Z., Hussain, K., & Rehman, A.U. (2022). Mobilizing women voters: experimental evidence from Pakistan. Oxford Economic Papers. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpac014

MLA:

Chaudhry, Zain, Karrar Hussain, and Attique Ur Rehman. "Mobilizing women voters: experimental evidence from Pakistan." Oxford Economic Papers (2022).

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