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Passing on the Baton: Positive Spillovers from the Olympics to Female Representation in US Politics


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Lee, S-M. 

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Female representation in politics may be influenced by positive spillovers from the success of women in other professions. I exploit the timing of the Olympic games to isolate the spillover effect of female Olympic medallists on demand for female represen

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Female Representation, Political Representation, Elections, Gender Inequality, Sport

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Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

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