The impact of gender quotas on electoral participation: Evidence from Italian municipalities

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-157

  De Paola, Maria ^a,b   Scoppa, Vincenzo ^a,b   De Benedetto, Marco Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electoral turnout; Gender discrimination; Gender quotas; Natural experiment; Political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902974031     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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