Replication data for a study on how government spending influences the emergence of women candidates for local office. The dataset was authored by Tiffany Barnes and is hosted by the Political Behavior Dataverse, with a last update recorded in June 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between government spending and candidate gender based on the study's described focus
- Replicate statistical models from the associated 'Political Behavior' journal article
- Investigate factors influencing women's political participation at the local level based on the dataset's title
Strengths
- Dataset is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in 'Political Behavior'
- Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-06-08 14:54:32
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Political Behavior Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Likely contains data collected or compiled for academic research on local elections and public finance.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-08 14:54:32; freshness should be verified