@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp15365,
            	author={Delaporte, Magdalena and Pino, Francisco J.},
            	title={Female Political Representation and Violence against Women: Evidence from Brazil},
            	year={2022},
	month={Jun},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={15365},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15365},
	abstract={This paper studies the effect of female political representation on violence against women. Using a Regression Discontinuity design for close mayoral elections between female and male candidates in Brazil, we find that electing female mayors leads to a reduction in episodes of gender violence. The effect is particularly strong when focusing on incidents of domestic violence, when the aggressor is the ex-husband/boyfriend, and when victims experienced sexual violence. The evidence suggests that female mayors might implement different policies from male mayors and therefore contribute to reduce gender violence.},
	keywords={gender;political economy;elections;violence},
            }