Stutzer, Alois; Kienast, Lukas - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 141 (2005) IV, pp. 617-650
In this paper, we study the effect of women's suffrage on government expenditure in Swiss cantons. Based on the institutionally induced change in the electorate, we analyse the relationship between politically represented preferences and the outcome of the political process. Women, on average,...