Date: 2013
Type: Article
On the nature of competition in alternative electoral systems
The Journal of Politics, 2013, Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 743-756
IARYCZOWER, Matias, MATTOZZI, Andrea, On the nature of competition in alternative electoral systems, The Journal of Politics, 2013, Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 743-756
- https://hdl.handle.net/1814/29244
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We link the intensity of campaign competition in different electoral systems with the number of candidates running for public office and their ideological differentiation. We show that proportional elections have more candidates, competing less aggressively in campaign spending, than those in majoritarian elections. Candidates’ ideological positions, however, can in general be more differentiated in majoritarian or proportional elections. We also study the equilibrium effects of plurality premiums and the consequences of heterogeneity among candidates in nonideological characteristics.
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Published online: 28 May 2013.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/29244
Full-text via DOI: 10.1017/S0022381613000583
ISSN: 1468-2508; 0022-3816
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