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Do Americans Favor Female or Male Politicians? Evidence from Experimental Elections

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  • Poutvaara, Panu
  • Graefe, Andreas

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  • Poutvaara, Panu & Graefe, Andreas, 2022. "Do Americans Favor Female or Male Politicians? Evidence from Experimental Elections," VfS Annual Conference 2022 (Basel): Big Data in Economics 264117, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

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