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Gender and lawmaking in times of quotas

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    (PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, CRED - Centre de Recherche en Economie et Droit - Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas)

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  • Quentin Lippmann, 2022. "Gender and lawmaking in times of quotas," Post-Print hal-04120482, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04120482
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104610
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