So closed: Political selection in proportional systems
Abstract
We analyze political selection in a closed list proportional system where parties have strong gate-keeping power, which they use as an instrument to pursue votes. Parties face a trade-off between selecting loyal candidates or experts, who are highly valued by the voters and thus increase the probability of winning the election. Voters can be rational or behavioral. The former cares about the quality mix of the elected candidates in the winning...
Paper Details
Title
So closed: Political selection in proportional systems
Published Date
Dec 1, 2015
Volume
40
Pages
260 - 273
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