Abstract

The main objective of this article is to analyze whether the gender of the mayor and the municipal council members affects compliance with the principles of budgetary stability and financial sustainability established in the Spanish legislation, for the period 2013–2016. We find that the leadership of women mayors in local governments contributes to improving their financial situation. In particular, the presence of women mayors governing with a high proportion of female councilors (in compliance with the quota law) increases the probability of budgetary stability, financial sustainability and remaining within the legal debt limit. In addition, the results show that in pre-electoral periods, women mayors are less likely to employ strategies designed to enhance their reelection chances.

摘要

本文的主要目的是分析市长和市议会成员的性别是否会影响 2013 年至 2016 年期间西班牙立法中制定的预算稳定性和财政可持续性原则的遵守情况。我们发现女市长在地方政府中的领导作用有助于改善她们的财务状况。尤其是，女性市长的存在以及女性议员比例较高（符合配额法）增加了预算稳定、财务可持续性和保持在法定债务限额内的可能性。此外，结果表明，在选举前时期，女市长不太可能采用旨在提高连任机会的策略。