Does gender matter for local policy outcomes ? Close Mayoral Races in Turkey

• In Event: Women's Representation and Policy Outcomes

Brief Overview

This paper explores the effect of genders of local politicians on policy outcomes through the Turkish case by using regression discontinuity design for close elections between female and male mayors in
Turkey for 2009, 2014 and 2019 elections.

Author

• Ezgi Siir Kibris, University of Rochester