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To examine how female leadership influences municipal fiscal outcomes, revenue mobilization, and expenditure allocation in urban local governments.

August 20, 2026Local Government StudiesOpen Access

Gender and urban fiscal governance: evidence from female leadership in Indian municipal corporations

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AGAvik W. GhoshPurdue University Northwest

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Panel analysis reveals female leadership increases municipal budgets and service spending in urban corporations, suggesting gender representation enhances local fiscal governance.

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To examine how female leadership influences municipal fiscal outcomes, revenue mobilization, and expenditure allocation in urban local governments.
Analyzed a panel dataset of 201 Indian municipal corporations from 2018 to 2024 using curated leadership records, municipal budgets, and Reserve Bank of India reports.
Applied two-way fixed effects, instrumental variables, and Callaway-Sant'Anna staggered difference-in-differences econometric models.
Female-led municipal corporations expanded total budgets by 15% to 20% compared to male-led counterparts.
Female leadership increased own-source revenue via enhanced tax and user-charge collections and shifted public expenditures toward frontline service delivery within the first year of tenure.

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Avik W. Ghosh (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b4cb8a91293e6a1cc426 https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2026.2720822

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Panel analysis reveals female leadership increases municipal budgets and service spending in urban corporations, suggesting gender representation enhances local fiscal governance.

Gender and urban fiscal governance: evidence from female leadership in Indian municipal corporations

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Gender and urban fiscal governance: evidence from female leadership in Indian municipal corporations

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