Policy Equilibria under Open-List and Closed-List Proportional Representation

• In Event: Electoral Systems and Distributive Politics

Brief Overview

This paper’s model demonstrates that, ceteris paribus, open-list PR should generate a higher ratio of public goods to political pork than closed-list PR, and that open-list PR should generate lower levels of political corruption than closed-list PR.

Author

• Daniel Kselman, IE University