In this paper, I analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar Swiss referendum ballots concerning the federal governmentś competency to levy income, capital and turnover taxes to find out how the enfranchisement of women influences public support for government spending. The first ballot...

Does the enfranchisement of women lead to an increase in public support for government spending? By utilizing a natural experiment from Switzerland, I test this hypothesis empirically. I analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar referendum ballots concerning the federal government's...

Eine ausgewogene politische Partizipation und Repräsentationin einer Gesellschaft stellt neben der institutionellenVerankerung demokratischer und rechtsstaatlicherVerfahren eine wesentliche Voraussetzung füreine lebendige Demokratie dar. Die Tatsache, dassFrauen an den politischen...

Alongside the institutionalisation of the rule of law anddemocratic procedures, a balanced political participationand representation in a society constitutes afundamental prerequisite for a vibrant democracy.Therefore, the fact that women’s participation in thepolitical decision-making and...