Can close election regression discontinuity designs identify effects of winning politician characteristics?
J Marshall - American Journal of Political Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Politician characteristic regression discontinuity (PCRD) designs leveraging close elections
are widely used to isolate effects of an elected politician characteristic on downstream …
are widely used to isolate effects of an elected politician characteristic on downstream …
Who becomes a politician?
Can a democracy attract competent leaders, while attaining broad representation?
Economic models suggest that free-riding incentives and lower opportunity costs give the …
Economic models suggest that free-riding incentives and lower opportunity costs give the …
Gender quotas and the crisis of the mediocre man: Theory and evidence from Sweden
We develop a model where party leaders choose the competence of politicians on the ballot
to trade off electoral success against their own survival. The predicted correlation between …
to trade off electoral success against their own survival. The predicted correlation between …
On the validity of the regression discontinuity design for estimating electoral effects: New evidence from over 40,000 close races
The regression discontinuity (RD) design is a valuable tool for identifying electoral effects,
but this design is only effective when relevant actors do not have precise control over …
but this design is only effective when relevant actors do not have precise control over …
What happens when a woman wins an election? Evidence from close races in Brazil
We analyze close elections between male and female mayoral candidates in Brazilian
municipalities to provide novel evidence on the role of women as policymakers. Using an …
municipalities to provide novel evidence on the role of women as policymakers. Using an …
Intimate partner violence: The influence of job opportunities for men and women
This study examines the association of unemployment variation with intimate partner
violence using representative data from thirty-one developing countries, from 2005 to 2016 …
violence using representative data from thirty-one developing countries, from 2005 to 2016 …
Rising to the top: Gender, political performance, and party leadership in parliamentary democracies
DZ O'Brien - American Journal of Political Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Party leaders are the main actors controlling campaign strategies, policy agendas, and
government formation in advanced parliamentary democracies. Little is known, however …
government formation in advanced parliamentary democracies. Little is known, however …
Does gender matter for political leadership? The case of US mayors
F Ferreira, J Gyourko - Journal of Public Economics, 2014 - Elsevier
What are the consequences of electing a female leader for policy and political outcomes?
We answer this question in the context of US cities, where women's participation in mayoral …
We answer this question in the context of US cities, where women's participation in mayoral …
A costly commitment: Populism, economic performance, and the quality of bureaucracy
We study the consequences of populism for economic performance and the quality of
bureaucracy. When voters lose trust in representative democracy, populists strategically …
bureaucracy. When voters lose trust in representative democracy, populists strategically …
Gender interactions within the family firm
We analyze whether gender interactions at the top of the corporate hierarchy affect
corporate performance. Using a comprehensive data set of family-controlled firms in Italy, we …
corporate performance. Using a comprehensive data set of family-controlled firms in Italy, we …