TY - JOUR AU - Motz, Nicolás Peer PY - 2018 DO - 10.1007/s00355-018-1147-z SN - 0176-1714 SN - 1432-217X UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/129770 T2 - Social Choice and Welfare AB - In many countries political parties control who can become a candidate for an election. In this gatekeeping role parties may be tempted to put their own interests first, particularly when voters have little information about candidates. This paper... LA - eng M2 - 161 PB - Springer KW - Political parties KW - electoral competition KW - valence KW - candidate selection KW - primaries TI - Who emerges from smoke-filled rooms? Political parties and candidate selection TY - journal article VL - 52 ER -