Gender quotas and the selection of local politicians: Evidence from French municipal elections
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2019.101842
Abstract: Abstract Using data on the universe of elected politicians in French municipalities, this paper studies the impact of a gender quota law on the political representation of women and on the composition of municipal councils.… read more here.
Keywords: local politicians; quotas selection; selection local; politicians evidence ... See more keywords
Accountability, Framing Effects, and Risk-Seeking by Elected Representatives: An Experimental Study with American Local Politicians
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DOI: 10.1177/1065912918775252
Abstract: Risk management underlies almost every aspect of elite politics. However, due to the difficulty of administering assessment tasks to elites, direct evidence on the risk preferences of elected politicians scarcely exists. As a result, we… read more here.
Keywords: local politicians; risk; effects risk; risk preferences ... See more keywords