Table 4

Institutional quality, ICT penetration and political gender inclusion

Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Dependent variable: women in parliament
Rule of law1.675     
(1.951)     
ICT0.414***0.406***0.410***0.426***0.394***0.431***
(0.0593)(0.0583)(0.0643)(0.0647)(0.0570)(0.0660)
Financial development0.007610.007410.01640.0152−0.009010.0118
(0.0300)(0.0286)(0.0282)(0.0284)(0.0301)(0.0284)
FDI−0.0512***−0.0524***−0.0527***−0.0534***−0.0496***−0.0500***
(0.0165)(0.0165)(0.0175)(0.0175)(0.0154)(0.0171)
GDP per capita (log)−1.951−2.183−1.787−1.777−3.150*−1.664
(1.595)(1.535)(1.095)(1.280)(1.636)(1.149)
Regulatory quality 2.321    
 (1.646)    
Voice and accountability  1.631**   
  (0.797)   
Political stability   1.359  
   (1.120)  
Government effectiveness    4.442** 
    (1.962) 
Corruption control     0.778*
     (0.466)
Constant32.03**33.93***30.14***30.19***43.11***29.20***
(13.83)(12.92)(8.909)(10.59)(14.14)(9.319)
Observations2,0852,0852,0852,0852,0852,085
R-squared0.1600.1650.1660.1620.1880.166
Fisher19.58***17.66***18.13***18.05***19.04***18.79***

Note(s): ICT, Information and communication technology; FDI, foreign direct investment; GDI, Gross domestic product; Standard errors in parentheses; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1

Source(s): Computed by authors

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