Violence and electoral competition: criminal organizations and municipal candidates in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1007/s12117-018-9344-9
Abstract: This article evaluates the effects of violence related to the operations of drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs) on electoral competition, defined by the number of electoral alternatives or candidates in Mexico’s municipal elections. I find that the… read more here.
Keywords: competition; electoral competition; candidates mexico; violence electoral ... See more keywords
A Dynamic Analysis of Special Interest Politics and Electoral Competition
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DOI: 10.1007/s13235-018-0241-2
Abstract: This paper characterizes the solution to differential games in the context of electoral competition between two political parties/politicians, in the presence of voters and a special interest group. The basic structure of the analytical model… read more here.
Keywords: interest group; interest; electoral competition; special interest ... See more keywords
Electoral competition with strategic voters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.09.002
Abstract: A recent literature has found a positive relationship between the disproportionality of the electoral system and the convergence of parties’ positions. Such a relationship depends crucially on the assumption that voting is sincere. We show… read more here.
Keywords: competition strategic; electoral competition; strategic voters;
The measurement of electoral competition, with application to Indian states
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2019.102070
Abstract: Abstract We investigate the measurement of three distinct, but related dimensions of electoral competition in a majoritarian electoral system: contestability in the struggle for governing power; competition among candidates at the constituency level; and competition… read more here.
Keywords: competition application; electoral competition; indian states; application indian ... See more keywords
Electoral Competition with Third Party Entry in the Lab
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2018.02.010
Abstract: Electoral competition between two vote-share maximizing candidates in the context of the unidimensional spatial model leads to platform convergence: both candidates end up proposing the ideal policy of the median voter (Downs, 1957). Palfrey (1984)… read more here.
Keywords: electoral competition; competition third; two main; main candidates ... See more keywords
Shall we follow the money? Anti-mafia policies and electoral competition
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2021.03.010
Abstract: Abstract Building upon the evidence that the mafia increases the degree of vote concentration, we use data on regional elections in Sicily to estimate the impact of anti-mafia policies on electoral competition. We find robust… read more here.
Keywords: anti mafia; mafia policies; mafia; electoral competition ... See more keywords
On the probability ratio index as a measure of electoral competition
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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-020-0466-8
Abstract: This paper deals with the fundamental issue of quantifying the degree of competitiveness underlying an election in a society. That is, given the vote shares of competing political parties in the election one needs to… read more here.
Keywords: probability ratio; index; electoral competition; measure ... See more keywords
Electoral Competition, Voter Bias, and Women in Politics
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DOI: 10.1093/jeea/jvab028
Abstract: We quantify the implications of voter bias and electoral competition for politicians’ gender composition. Unfavorable voters’ attitudes toward women and local gender earnings gap correlate negatively with the share of female candidates in Parliamentary elections.… read more here.
Keywords: competition voter; competition; electoral competition; voter bias ... See more keywords
Electoral Competition and Strategic Intra-Coalition Oversight in Parliament: The Case of the Bipolar Belgian Polity
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DOI: 10.1177/14789299231168276
Abstract: Although research has highlighted how parties use parliamentary tools to monitor coalition partners and ensure that they loyally execute compromises, the role of electoral competition in intra-coalition oversight is less well documented. Do coalition parties… read more here.
Keywords: belgian polity; electoral competition; coalition; intra coalition ... See more keywords