Gender interactions within hierarchies: Evidence from the political arena

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1021-1052

  Gagliarducci, Stefano ^a   Paserman, M Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender; Government stability; Hierarchies; Municipal government

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; LEADERSHIP; LEGISLATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84865162330     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdr046     Document Type: Article

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