candidates who lost an election have received less attention. My analysis, which features a regression discontinuity design for … election. I find that losing an election diminishes the chances of rerunning for both genders. However, the effect is …

associated with a strong positive effect on the probability of winning the same position in the following election, whereas …

political agency model where politicians seek re-election and where voters assess female and male politicians' actions … paper uncovers the role of electoral incentives. Using a close election regression discontinuity design in Brazil, we first … stay at home in the weeks surrounding the election. We then show that these results can be rationalized by a simple …