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dc.titleResearch Insights: Can Electoral Incentives Explain Gender Differences in Leaders' Behavior?
dc.contributor.authorChauvin, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorTricaud, Clemence
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageUnited States
dc.date.available2023-08-01T00:08:00
dc.date.issue2023-08-01T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractFemale and male mayors in Brazil responded differently to the COVID-19 crisis, with effects on mortality that varied over time. In the early months of the pandemic, female-led municipalities were less likely to close essential businesses and had higher COVID-19 death rates compared to male-led municipalities. Towards the end of the year 2020, however, female-led municipalities were more likely to close essential businesses and had fewer COVID-19 deaths than male-led municipalities. This suggests that female and male mayors handled the crisis in distinct ways, with implications for understanding gender differences in policymaking and crisis management.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005262
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-Can-Electoral-Incentives-Explain-Gender-Differences-in-Leaders-Behavior.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-pueden-los-incentivos-electorales-explicar-las-diferencias-de-genero-en-el-comportamiento-de-los-lideres.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectMunicipal Government
dc.subjectGender Segregation
dc.subjectVoting Behavior
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectGender Discrimination
dc.subjectGender Bias
dc.subjectElections
dc.subjectFemale Leadership
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subject.jelcodeD72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeI18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00765
idb.operationRG-E1787
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