In this paper, I analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar Swiss referendum ballots concerning the federal … governmentś 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 …

analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar Swiss referendum ballots concerning the federal government's competency to …How does the enfranchisement of women influence public support for government spending? To answer this question, I … levy income, capital and turnover taxes. The first ballot took place shortly before the extension of suffrage to women in …

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 …

Switzerland, we test this hypothesis empirically. We analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar referendum ballots concerning … extending the suffrage to women should increase the approval for government spending. By utilizing a natural experiment from … before the extension of suffrage to women in February 1971, and the other thereafter. To shed light on gender differences in …

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 …

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 …

adopt suffrage, Switzerland, we demonstrate two main results. First, women suffrage has changed the scope of government much … provide new evidence on how women suffrage has affected government spending. Using data from the last country in Europe to … more than its size. Women are more likely to support expenditures for public goods like environment and public transport …

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 …

In this paper, I challenge the notion that women prefer larger governments than men which is why extending the … franchise to women has led to an increase in government spending in many industrialized countries. I estimate the average … treatment effect of being female on support for government spending, by analyzing the voting outcomes of two similar Swiss …