Abstention in dynamical models of spatial voting

We consider a model of platform adaptation in spatial voting focussing on the effect of abstention on the stability of the mean voter equilibrium. Two distinct approaches for modeling abstention are explored: (1) voters abstain if party platforms are very much similar to each other and (2) voters abstain if both party platforms are far away from their ideal points.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Stadler, B.M.R.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 287.2000, 3, p. 660-668
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Spatial voting models \| Adaptive dynamics \| Abstention

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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