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Malu Gatto @malugatto.bsky.social · Mar 25
My book "Resistance to Gender Quotas in Latin America" is out, and it's *open access*!

The book explores the puzzle of gender quotas—a policy to increase women's representation, adopted when men, who may be affected by these policies, are the majority of legislators.

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Resistance to Gender Quotas in Latin America
Abstract. Politicians want to stay in power. Because winners attain office under a given set of electoral rules, any change to these rules is puzzling. Whe
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armando barrientos @armbarr.bsky.social · Dec 31
All male panel??!!
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Artan Mustafa @artanmustafa.bsky.social · Dec 20
From policies for retirement to policies for incomes crises

In this new JICSP article, Bernard and I discuss one of the ways in which some countries responded to income shortfalls during the covid pandemic. We provide evidence and debate with respect to emerging market and developed economies.
Cashing out pension savings: An appropriate response to “temporary” income shortfalls? | Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy | Cambridge Core
Cashing out pension savings: An appropriate response to “temporary” income shortfalls?
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · Dec 19
The LIS Database now allows one to measure poverty (with their superior poverty/income measures) over a 61 year period of US history (1963-2023).

Here's the trend in Black-white inequalities in poverty.
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Magnus B Rasmussen @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social · Nov 22
RIP Walter Korpi…
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armando barrientos @armbarr.bsky.social · Nov 15
Same again tonite at the cadogan hall, 40 mins of a Norwegian fiddler solo before tord gustevson

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · Nov 15
How have the living standards of low-to-middle income Britain changed since the mid-1990s?

After about a decade of significant growth, income growth has stagnated since the mid-2000s.

Here are the key things you need to know ⬇️ buff.ly/3Z8Emyk
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