The Effects of Sibling Gender and Order on Political Aspirations

• In Event: Partisans and Leaders

Brief Overview

Using a dataset of adult Danish population, including all candidates to local and national political elections over a 25-year period, we explore how the gender composition and order of siblings affect the probability of running for office.

Authors

• Rasmus T Pedersen, The Danish Center for Social Science Research

• Jens Olav Dahlgaard, Copenhagen Business School

• Lene Holm Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School