Are women pawns in the political game? Evidence from elections to the Spanish Senate

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 387-399

  Esteve Volart, Berta ^a   Bagues, Manuel ^b,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender quotas; Strategic nomination; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856156595     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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