Does election of an additional female councilor increase women's candidacy in the future?

I study the changes in female political participation that occur when an additional female candidate is elected to the local council. To address the endogeneity related to non-random election outcomes I employ a Regression Discontinuity Design. I focus on close competition for the last seat in the C...

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Main Author: Jekaterina Kuliomina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC 2018-06-01
Series:The European Journal of Comparative Economics
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Online Access:http://ejce.liuc.it/18242979201801/182429792018150103.pdf