Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/305669 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17227
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Previous studies of female suffrage have interpreted the change in voting patterns as reflecting a change in voter composition, in part because only aggregate voting data was available. We exploit the existence of separate counts for women and men votes in Chile before and after female suffrage. We show that inference based on aggregates is inaccurate because men also change their voting behavior. Two potential explanations are provided: men responded to female suffrage through strategic voting and men previously represented in part women's vote due to negotiation within the household. We show evidence consistent with both hypotheses.
JEL: 
D72
D13
N46
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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