De Paola, Maria; Scoppa, Vincenzo; Benedetto, Marco … - In: European Journal of Political Economy 35 (2014) C, pp. 141-157
We analyze the effect of gender quotas on electoral participation by using a dataset regarding Italian municipal elections. Gender quotas were in force in Italy from 1993 to 1995. Given the short period covered by the reform, some municipalities never voted using a gender quota. We identify a...