Donkey Vote
Andrew Leigh and Amy King have written a cracker of a paper on the benefits of being first on the ballot paper.
Their conclusion: Men gain 1.4 per cent of the total vote share when placed first on the ballot paper. Women gain no advantage. “About 1 in 70 voters will support the first candidate on the ballot paper, but only if that candidate is a man.”
Andrew’s blog on the paper is here.