We study the role of beauty in politics using candidate photos that figured prominently in electoral campaigns. Our … Finnish). An increase in beauty by one standard deviation is associated with an increase of 17–20 percent in the number of …

municipal and parliamentary elections and also have a larger beauty premium in municipal, but not in parliamentary, elections … data on personal votes in real elections with a web survey in which 2,513 non-Finnish respondents evaluated the facial …

municipal and parliamentary elections and also have a larger beauty premium in municipal, but not in parliamentary, elections … data on personal votes in real elections with a web survey in which 2,513 non-Finnish respondents evaluated the facial …

-in-differences analysis, using candidates in municipal elections as a control group, suggests that the higher salary increased the fraction of …

elections. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that the share of female councilors rises by 18 percentage points …

politicians. We consider an Italian law which introduced gender quotas in candidate lists for local elections in 1993, and was … abolished in 1995. As not all municipalities went through elections during this period, we can identify two groups of …

politicians. We consider an Italian law which introduced gender quotas in candidate lists for local elections in 1993, and was … abolished in 1995. As not all municipalities went through elections during this period, we can identify two groups of …

consider an Italian law which introduced gender quotas in local elections in 1993, and was abolished in 1995. As not all … municipalities went through elections during the period the reform was in force, we can identify two groups of municipalities and use …

consider an Italian law which introduced gender quotas in local elections in 1993, and was abolished in 1995. As not all … municipalities went through elections during the period the reform was in force, we can identify two groups of municipalities and use …

-in-differences analysis, using candidates in municipal elections as a control group, suggests that the higher salary increased the fraction of …