Comparative Politics with Intraparty Candidate Selection

38 Pages Posted: 20 May 2020

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Nicolas Sahuguet

HEC Montreal - Institute of Applied Economics

Date Written: May 2020

Abstract

We develop a two-stage model in which parties select candidates before the election. Elections are under first-past-the-post (FPTP) or closed-list proportional representation (PR). Selection is competitive or non-competitive. With non-competitive selection, candidate effort is higher under FPTP. With competitive selection, effort is higher under PR. Under PR, competition motivates candidates to exert effort to be selected (as under FPTP) and to be ranked higher on the list. Empirical studies comparing electoral rules should consider how parties organize, to avoid omitted variable bias. The results also suggest that electoral rules influence how parties organize.

Keywords: Candidate selection, Comparative politics, Contests, Electoral rule, Party Lists. proportional representation, party organization

JEL Classification: C72, D72

Suggested Citation

Sahuguet, Nicolas, Comparative Politics with Intraparty Candidate Selection (May 2020). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14763, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3603995

Nicolas Sahuguet (Contact Author)

HEC Montreal - Institute of Applied Economics ( email )

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