Platform stickiness in a spatial voting model

The spatial voting approach is extended to account for the existence of a loyalty effect driving the choice of parties' platforms during elections. There emerges a non-linear relationship between these variable, whereby a party sticking to its historical heritage may lose to a rival more keen to approach the position of the median voter, whose pivotal role is also investigated.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Lambertini, Luca
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 4.2007, 40, p. 1-11
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	elections

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making ; C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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