Political dynasties, term limits and female political representation: Evidence from the Philippines

We investigate the effect of term limits on female political representation. Using data from Philippine municipalities where strict term limits have been in place since 1987, we show that term limits led to a large increase in the number of women running and winning in mayoral elections. However, we...

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Main Authors: Labonne, JB, Parsa, S, Querubin, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020