Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/175272 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 187
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Maastricht
Abstract: 
In this paper, we focus on the effect of belonging to one or more minority groups on the probability of success in primary elections. Using a unique dataset of candidates in Israeli primaries, we find that while being a new immigrant, a woman or a Muslim decreases the chances of electoral success, candidates who belong to two minority groups have an advantage in the race. In some cases of candidates belonging to two minority groups, their chances of success are not only higher than for a candidate from one minority group, but also than for a candidate from the majority.
Subjects: 
primary elections
success
minority groups
majority groups
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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