In this paper, I analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar Swiss referendum ballots concerning the federal … government's competency to levy income, capital and turnover taxes to find out how the enfranchisement of women influences public … support for government spending. The first ballot took place shortly before the extension of suffrage to women in February …

We study the health effects of the spread of democratic institutions and the extension of voting rights in 15 European … new instrument for democracy and the extension of the franchise, the effect of decolonisation on democracy in the … colonising country’s democratisation to identify the causal effect of democracy on heights. We find robust evidence of a link …

We study how seemingly benign changes to voting costs affect electoral turnout, exploiting plausibly exogenous … relocations cause a persistent shift from in-person to mail-in voting and a transitory drop in overall turnout by 0 … forgo voting today and turn to mail-in voting in ensuing elections. The drop in participation is stronger in precincts with …

This paper investigates the impact of voter support on the representation of women in the political profession. The … two-stage elections, candidates are admitted to the second round of voting based on the outcome of the first round. I find … that among candidates who marginally qualify for the final round, women are 20 percent less likely than men to be elected …

compare the differential political career progression of women who closely win versus closely lose a state legislature … women, and its effect on winning a Congressional race is five times larger for men than women. These gaps emerge early in …

which lead to these hypotheses are presented as well as the theory of expressive voting, and a survey of the available … theory of expressive voting. …

The role of women in Western societies changed dramatically in the 20th century. We study how political empowerment … affected women’s emancipation as reflected in their life choices like marital decisions and labor market participation. The … staggered introduction of female suffrage in Swiss states allows us to exploit the variation in the age women experienced …

choices using the example of child care – a public good arguably valued by women. We hand-collect micro-data for 224 …

This paper investigates how direct election regimes (à la presidential democracy) affect the selection of women into …