Gender Differences in Politician Persistence

被引:12
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作者
Wasserman, Melanie [1 ]
机构
[1] UCLA Anderson Sch Management, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
POLICY EXPERIMENT; SEX-DIFFERENCES; WOMEN; COMPETITION; LEADERSHIP; SELECTION; ELECTION; HOUSE;
D O I
10.1162/rest_a_01099
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper documents gender differences in the career paths of novice politicians. Using trajectories of over 11,000 candidates for California local offices and a regression discontinuity approach, I investigate the persistence of candidates after they win or lose elections. Losing an election causes over 50% more attrition among female than male candidates. Yet the gender gap in persistence depends on the setting: there is a smaller gap among candidates for high female representation offices and among candidates with prior elective experience. I discuss how the expected costs and benefits of running again potentially explain the gender gap in persistence.
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页码:275 / 291
页数:17
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