representatives fare better in coalitional bargaining. To evaluate this argument empirically, we construct a data set of parties and … party s coalitional bargaining outcomes. Descriptive evidence suggests that incumbent representation is particularly useful …

We consider a standard coalitional bargaining game where once a coalition forms it exits as in Okada (2011), however …

We consider a standard coalitional bargaining game where once a coalition forms it exits as in Okada (2011), however …