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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| Language: | English |
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Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | The European Journal of Comparative Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://ejce.liuc.it/18242979201801/182429792018150103.pdf |