Do the Effects of Temporary Ethnic Group Quotas Persist? Evidence from India

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bhavnani, Rikhil R.
• 署名单位: University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7782
• DOI: 10.1257/app.20160030
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 105-123
• 关键词: representation; caste; minorities; PARTIES; GENDER; women; black

摘要

Do electoral quotas for ethnic groups continue to improve their chances of winning elections after quotas are withdrawn? This is an important question since ethnic group quotas are common, and are often intended to be temporary. Using natural experiments, I find that electoral quotas for India's scheduled castes (SCs) fail to boost SCs' chances of winning office after they are discontinued. These results contrast with the significant positive effects of past women's quotas found in similar contexts.