Olle Folke

Uppsala University - Department of Government

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Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden

IFN Working Paper No. 985
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Jul 2014
Timothy J. Besley, Olle Folke, Torsten Persson and Johanna Karin Rickne
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Gender quota; Competence; Political Selection

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Gender and Dynastic Political Selection

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2020
Olle Folke, Johanna Karin Rickne and Daniel M. Smith
Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and University of Pennsylvania
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Dynasties, Gender Representation, Gender Quota, Ireland, Sweden

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Female Representation but Male Rule? Party Competition and the Political Glass Ceiling

IFN Working Paper No. 923
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 23 Nov 2012
Olle Folke and Johanna Karin Rickne
Uppsala University - Department of Government and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Careers in politics, Political competition, Supply of politicians

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Party Nomination Strategies in List Proportional Representation Systems

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 25 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2020
Peter E. Buisseret, Olle Folke, Carlo Prato and Johanna Karin Rickne
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Government, Columbia University - Department of Political Science and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Candidate Selection, Proportional Representation, Party List

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On The Validity Of The Regression Discontinuity Design For Estimating Electoral Effects: New Evidence From Over 40000 Close Races

APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper, American Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Aug 2013
Andrew C. Eggers, Olle Folke, Anthony Fowler, Jens Hainmueller, Andrew Hall and James M. Snyder
University of Oxford, Uppsala University - Department of Government, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Stanford University - Department of Political Science, Stanford University and Harvard University
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elections, regression discontinuity, causal inference

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The Power of Parties

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4119
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Feb 2013
Jon H. Fiva, Olle Folke and Rune J. Sørensen
BI Norwegian Business School, Uppsala University - Department of Government and BI Norwegian Business School
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fiscal policy, proportional representation, regression discontinuity design

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Preferential Voting, Accountability and Promotions into Political Power: Evidence from Sweden

IFN Working Paper No. 1002
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 Aug 2014
Olle Folke, Torsten Persson and Johanna Karin Rickne
Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Preferential Voting; Accountability; Regression Discontinuity Design

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The Glass Ceiling in Politics: Formalization and Empirical Tests

IFN Working Paper No. 1034
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 12 Aug 2014
Olle Folke and Johanna Karin Rickne
Uppsala University - Department of Government and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Glass ceiling, political careers, subnational politics, women and politics, supply of politicians, gender inequality, racial inequality

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Who Becomes a Politician?

NBER Working Paper No. w23120
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2023
Ernesto Dal Bo, Frederico Finan, Olle Folke, Torsten Persson and Johanna Karin Rickne
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Reform

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3505
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Jul 2011
Jon H. Fiva and Olle Folke
BI Norwegian Business School and Uppsala University - Department of Government
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A Gubernatorial Helping Hand? How Governors Affect Presidential Elections

IFN Working Paper No. 932
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Nov 2012
Robert S. Erikson, Olle Folke and James M. Snyder
Columbia University - Department of Political Science, Uppsala University - Department of Government and Harvard University
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Presidential Elections, Regression Discontinuity Design, Electoral Balancing

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Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14737
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 20 May 2020 Last Revised: 28 May 2020
Olle Folke and Johanna Karin Rickne
Uppsala University - Department of Government and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
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Gender Inequality, occupational gender segregation, Sexual harassment, workplace amenities