Skip to content Skip to navigation
University of Warwick
  • Study
  • |
  • Research
  • |
  • Business
  • |
  • Alumni
  • |
  • News
  • |
  • About

University of Warwick
Publications service & WRAP

Highlight your research

  • WRAP
    • Home
    • Search WRAP
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse WRAP by Year
    • Browse WRAP by Subject
    • Browse WRAP by Department
    • Browse WRAP by Funder
    • Browse Theses by Department
  • Publications Service
    • Home
    • Search Publications Service
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse Publications service by Year
    • Browse Publications service by Subject
    • Browse Publications service by Department
    • Browse Publications service by Funder
  • Help & Advice
University of Warwick

The Library

  • Login
  • Admin

What happens when a woman wins an election? Evidence from close races in Brazil

Tools
- Tools
+ Tools

Brollo, Fernanda and Troiano, Ugo (2013) What happens when a woman wins an election? Evidence from close races in Brazil. Working Paper. Coventry, UK: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2013 (Number 161).

[img]
Preview
Text (Working paper)
WRAP_161-2013_brollo.pdf - Published Version

Download (5Mb) | Preview
Official URL: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/resear...

Request Changes to record.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the effect of the gender of local policymakers on policy outcomes.
Analyzing a rich dataset from Brazilian municipalities and using a regression discontinuity
design, we find that municipalities ruled by female mayors have better health
outcomes, receive more federal discretionary transfers, and have lower corruption. Additionally,
male mayors hire more temporary public employees than their female counterparts
when they are allowed to run for re-election, and when municipal elections are
approaching. These findings suggest that male mayors may promote more political patronage
than female mayors and that men and women may respond differently to local
election incentives.

Item Type: Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Alternative Title:
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
J Political Science > JL Political institutions (America except United States)
J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Local elections -- Brazil -- Evaluation, Elections -- Brazil, Mayors -- Election -- Brazil, Sex differences , Brazil -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Series Name: CAGE Online Working Paper Series
Publisher: Department of Economics, University of Warwick
Place of Publication: Coventry, UK
Official Date: September 2013
Dates:
DateEvent
September 2013Published
Volume: Volume 2013
Number: Number 161
Number of Pages: 44
Institution: University of Warwick
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Funder: Spain. Ministerio de Educación, Spain. Cortes Generales, Harvard University, Italy. Ministero dell’ambiente e della tutela del territorio [Ministry of the Environment]
Grant number: SEJ 2007-62656

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Repository staff actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics

twitter

Email us: wrap@warwick.ac.uk
Contact Details
About Us