Women's representation and public spending

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-198

  Svaleryd, Helena ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Local public expenditure; Panel data; Political representation; Survey data

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349114777     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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