Can gender quotas break down negative stereotypes? Evidence from changes in electoral rules

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 344-353

  De Paola, Maria ^a   Scoppa, Vincenzo ^a   Lombardo, Rosetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affirmative actions; Discrimination; Gender quotas; Natural experiment; Politicians; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951252630     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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