Does gender matter for political leadership? The case of U.S. mayors

2014/01/25 by Fernando Ferreira, Joseph Gyourko · 5 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Candidacy #Context (archaeology) #Demographic economics #Econometrics #Economics #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Endogeneity #Finance #Fiscal Policies and Political Economy #Gender Politics and Representation #Labour economics #Local government #Percentage point #Political science #Politics #Public administration #Regression discontinuity design

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.01.006

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