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A theory on media bias and elections
Sun, Junze; Schram, Arthur; Sloof, Randolph - 2019
We develop a tractable theory to study the impact of biased media on election outcomes, voter turnout and welfare. News …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030647
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Ideologues or pragmatists?
Bueno de Mesquita, Ethan; Friedenberg, Amanda - In: Journal of the European Economic Association 9 (2011) 5, pp. 931-951
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357185
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Political awareness, microtargeting of voters, and negative electoral campaigning
Shipper, Burkhard C.; Hee Yeul Woo - 2014
, but candidates are not allowed to bluntly lie about their ideology. Every voter votes for the candidate she expects to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010255046
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Strategic choice of stock pollution : why conservatives (appear to) turn green
Voß, Achim - 2014 - This Version: March 20, 2014
The public management of stock pollutants is an intertemporal problem; today's optimal choice takes the behavior of future governments into account. If a government expects a successor with different environmental preferences - for instance, if "Conservatives" expect "green" successors - it must...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010338155
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Political motivations and electoral competition : equilibrium analysis and experimental evidence
Drouvelis, Michalis; Saporiti, Alejandro; Vriend, … - 2013
with two candidates. These candidates are interested in power and ideology, but their weights on these two motives are not …., ideology) and the uncertainty about voters' preferences. The theoretical predictions are supported by the data collected from a … levels in all treatments, and the comparative statics effects across treatments are as predicted by the theory. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010198494
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Political Parties : Insights from a Tri-Planar Model of Political Economy
Hebert, David J. - 2017
What is the place of political parties within a democratic system of political economy? Parties are often described as intermediaries that lubricate the political process by facilitating the matching of voter preferences with candidate positions. This line of analysis flows from a bi-planar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972069
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Reputation Shocks and Strategic Responses in Electoral Campaigns
Poblete-Cazenave, Rubén - 2021
Information affecting a candidate's reputation might have significant electoral consequences. Do candidates respond to the release of information? Using Brazilian elections and audits as an exogenous source of information, I show that both incumbent and challenger increase their campaign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013226498
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Reputation shocks and Strategic Responses in Electoral Campaigns
Poblete-Cazenave, Rubén - 2021
Information affecting a candidate's reputation might have significant electoral consequences. Do candidates respond to the release of information? Using Brazilian elections and audits as an exogenous source of information, I show that both incumbent and challenger increase their campaign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013237121
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Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine? A Theory of Degenerate Autocracy
Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - 2023
dictator; with higher stakes, the dictator puts more emphasis on loyalty than competence. Our theory sheds light on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014358385
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Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine? A Theory of Degenerate Autocracy
Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
incumbent; with higher stakes, the incumbent puts more emphasis on loyalty than competence. Our theory sheds light on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250204