electoral candidates and election of politicians. Using unique data that combine population registers and election statistics … dimensions of non-cognitive ability. Second, elected politicians possess more desirable traits than nonelected candidates. Our …

for politicians. We exploit variation in sex ratios - the number of men divided by the number of women in a region … election. These results suggest that while women were more likely to run for a seat in parliament in constituencies with lower … - across Germany induced by WWII. In the 1990 elections, women were more likely to run for office in constituencies that had …

educational performance information may incentivize politicians to implement welfare-enhancing reforms. …

educational performance information may incentivize politicians to implement welfare-enhancing reforms. …