Can Quotas Increase the Supply of Candidates for Higher-Level Positions? Evidence from Local Government in India
研究印度地方领导职位中女性三分之一配额制的影响，发现该政策通过增加有政治经验的女性候选人和职业政治家，显著提高了州和国家立法机构中的女性候选人数量，且女性在主要政党或与本地选区重叠的地区竞选时更可能胜出。
A one-third quota rule for women in local political leadership seats in India increases the number of female candidates who later contest seats in state and national legislatures. This arises from the candidacy of beneficiaries who gained political experience due to the quotas and career politicians who continue contesting in longer-exposed areas. The policy accounts for a substantial portion of the increase in female candidates for high office since the mid-1990s. Women have a higher probability of a top finish when running on major party tickets or contesting in areas that overlap with their local constituency.