Men, women, and the ballot: Gender imbalances and suffrage extensions in the United States

被引：22

作者：

Braun, Sebastian ^{[1
]}

Kvasnicka, Michael ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Kiel Inst World Econ, D-24105 Kiel, Germany

[2] RWI, Berlin Off, D-10115 Berlin, Germany

[3] IZA, D-53113 Bonn, Germany

来源：

EXPLORATIONS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY | 2013年 / 50卷 / 03期

关键词：

Woman suffrage; Democratization; Political economy; Power sharing; Sex ratio; FRANCHISE; DEMOCRACY; SURVIVAL; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1016/j.eeh.2013.04.001

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Women's suffrage led to one of the greatest enfranchisements in history. Voting rights, however, were not won by force or threats thereof, a fact leading political economy theories find hard to explain. Studying the timing of suffrage extensions in US states between 1869 and 1919, we find that a scarcity of women strongly promoted early transitions to women's suffrage. Such scarcity significantly reduced the political costs and risks for male grantors of the suffrage. It might also have made women's suffrage attractive as a means to attract more women. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：405 / 426

页数：22

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