Arbeitspapier
Women's Representation and Public Spending
This paper studies whether the degree of womens representation in Swedish local councils affects local public expenditure patterns. Theoretically, the individual preferences of elected representatives may have an impact on public expenditure if full policy commitment is not feasible. To empirically address the question, I first analyze the preferences expressed by elected local council representatives using survey data. This permits me to make precise predictions about the effects of womens representation on spending. The subsequent panel study on the composition of public spending in Swedish municipalities supports the predictions derived from the survey.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IFN Working Paper ; No. 701
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
Publicly Provided Goods: General
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- Subject
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Political Representation
Local Public Expenditure
Gender
Survey Data
Panel Data
Politiker
Frauen
Kommunalpolitik
Kommunale Ausgaben
Schweden
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Svaleryd, Helena
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
- (where)
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Stockholm
- (when)
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2007
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Svaleryd, Helena
- Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)
Time of origin
- 2007
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