Women and Power
Unpopular, Unwilling, or Held Back? A Comment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10174516 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manuel Bagues (University of Warwick), Pamela Campa (Swedish Institute for Health Economics) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 2010-2016 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3808 • E-ISSN: 1537-534X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/705669 |
| OpenAlex | W2966580167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
We use Spain’s Equality Law to test for the existence of agency problems between party leaders and their constituents. The law mandates a 40 percent female quota on electoral lists in towns with populations above 5,000. Using pre- and postquota data by party and municipality, we implement a triple-difference design. We find that female quotas resulted in slightly better electoral results for the parties that were most affected by the quota. Our evidence shows that party leaders were not maximizing electoral results prior to the quota, suggesting the existence of agency problems that hinder female representation in political institutions. \n \n
Economics · Latin Americans · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Spillover effect · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law
Fiscal rules and the reliability of public investment plans
Slave trades, kinship structures and women's political participation in Africa
Are gender quotas on candidates bound to be ineffective
Spillover effects of quota or parity laws
The road not taken
Gender quotas and politicians’ education
The Gender Gap in Political Careers Under Proportional Representation
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |