Candidate Selection and District Competitiveness: Evidence from Horizontal Parity Laws in Mexico

• In Event: Comparative Perspectives on Parties and Party Systems

Brief Overview

We examine how parties respond strategically to horizontal parity laws and evaluate under which conditions parties are less likely to relegate women to non-competitive districts.

Authors

• Gustavo A Guajardo, Rice University

• Lucia Motolinia, Washington University in St Louis