Theoretical Economics Letters, 2017, 7, 1223-1232 http://www.scirp.org/journal/tel ISSN Online: 2162-2086 ISSN Print: 2162-2078 DOI: 10.4236/tel.2017.75082 July 31, 2017 Effective Governance, Female Educational Attainment, Leadership and Healthcare Outcomes Tannista Banerjee 1 , Paula Bobrowski 2 , Barry Friedman 3 1 Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA 2 Department of Political Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA 3 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, USA Abstract Positive healthcare outcomes are paramount for national competiveness, as a nation’s population is among its most valuable assets. This study examines the relationship between national political stability and control of corruption, fe- male educational achievements and national health outcomes. Results show that increases in a nation’s political stability and control of corruption affect female educational achievement positively. We also found that improved fe- male educational level is associated with their presence in top firm and par- liament positions. Further analysis showed that greater female representation in parliament increases national health standards. Keywords Health Outcomes, Political Stability, Female Educational Attainment, National Governance 1. Introduction Positive healthcare outcomes are paramount for national competiveness, as a nation’s population is among its most valuable assets. Despite this seemingly ob- vious observation, few studies have explored the correlates of effective national healthcare outcomes on a macro level across a wide number of countries. Fur- thermore, few studies have linked the impact of female leadership representation to favorable healthcare outcomes on a global level. A more comprehensive un- derstanding of healthcare outcomes is important for various reasons. First, glo- balization has increased competiveness among nations for foreign investment. Second, there exists competition for talent as well as capital. Third, nations with How to cite this paper: Banerjee, T., Bo- browski, P. and Friedman, B. (2017) Effec- tive Governance, Female Educational At- tainment, Leadership and Healthcare Out- comes. Theoretical Economics Letters, 7, 1223-1232. https://doi.org/10.4236/tel.2017.75082 Received: June 16, 2017 Accepted: July 28, 2017 Published: July 31, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access