Oswald, Andrew J. and Powdthavee, Nattavudh (2010) Daughters and left-wing voting. Review of Economics and Statistics, The, Vol.92 (No.2). pp. 213-227. doi:10.1162/rest.2010.11436 ISSN 0034-6535.

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Abstract

What determines human beings' political preferences? Using nationally representative longitudinal data, we show that having daughters makes people more likely to vote for left-wing political parties. Having sons leads people to favor right-wing parties. The paper checks that our result is not an artifact of family stopping rules, discusses the predictions from a simple economic model, and tests for possible reverse causality.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Voting -- Great Britain, Voting -- Sex differences, Right and left (Political science) -- Great Britain, Daughters, Sons
Journal or Publication Title:	Review of Economics and Statistics, The
Publisher:	MIT Press
ISSN:	0034-6535
Official Date:	May 2010
Dates:	Date Event May 2010 Published
Volume:	Vol.92
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 213-227
DOI:	10.1162/rest.2010.11436
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Funder:	Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)

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