Do Female Role Models in Politics have a Behavioral Impact in Future Elections? Probing Local Elections in Brazil Using Two Complementary RD Designs

• In Event: Gender Representation and Local Political Outcomes

Brief Overview

We test two strategies of identifying successful female candidates running for executive office at the municipal level in Brazil.

Authors

• Maurício Yoshida Izumi, Cepesp/FGV

• Bruno Wilhelm Speck, University of São Paulo