Does Polarisation of Opinions Lead to Polarisation of Platforms? The Case of Correlation Neglect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12802486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gilat Levy (corresponding author), Ronny Razin |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-355 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1554-0626 • E-ISSN: 1554-0634 |
| Publisher | Now Publishers (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1561/100.00015010 |
| OpenAlex | W3123040039 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 21 |
In this paper, we question the common wisdom that more polarised voters’ opinions imply larger policy polarisation. We analyse a voting model in which the source of the polarisation in voters’ opinions is correlation neglect, that is, voters neglect the correlation in their information sources. Our main result shows that such polarisation in opinions does not necessarily translate to policy polarisation; when the electoral system is not too competitive (that is, when there is some aggregate noise in the election’s outcome), then voters with correlation neglect may induce lower levels of policy polarisation compared with rational electorates
Correlation · Geometry · Lead (geology · Neglect · Political science · Psychiatry · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance · Mathematics · Media Influence and Politics · Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,9 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |