Ambiguity and extremism in elections

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Get this from a library. Ambiguity and extremism in elections. [Alberto Alesina; Richard T Holden; National Bureau of Economic Research.] -- We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of candidates. Two forces affect the probability of electoral success: proximity to the median voter and campaign.

Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections Alberto F. Alesina, Richard T. Holden. NBER Working Paper No. Issued in June NBER Program(s):Political Economy. We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of by: Request PDF | Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections | We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of candidates.

Two forces affect the probability of electoral. Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections Alberto Alesina Harvard University Richard Holden Massachusetts Institute of Technology June Abstract We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of candidates.

Two forces a⁄ect the probability of electoral success: proximity to the median voter and campaign contributions. Alesina and R. Holden () “Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections”, NBER Working Paper. Downs, Anthony (). An Economic Theory of Democracy, Harper and Row, New York, NY.

Downloadable. We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of candidates. Two forces affect the probability of electoral success: proximity to the median voter and campaign contributions.

First, we show how campaign contributions affect elections. Then we show how the candidates may wish to announce a range of policy preferences, rather than a single point.

This strategic ambiguity balances voter beliefs about the appeal of candidates both to the median voter and to the campaign contributors.

If primaries precede a general election, they add another incentive for ambiguity, because in the primaries the candidates do not want to reveal too much information, to maintain some freedom of movement in. Extremism, Campaigning and Ambiguity Article in Games and Economic Behavior 47(2) February with 36 Reads How we measure 'reads'.

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CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of candidates. Two forces affect the probability of electoral success: proximity to the median voter and campaign contributions.

First, we show how campaign contributions affect elections. This strategic ambiguity balances voter beliefs about the appeal of candidates both to the median voter and to the campaign contributors. If primaries precede a general election, they add another incentive for ambiguity, because in the primaries, the candidates do not want to reveal too much information, to maintain some freedom of movement in.

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