Candidate Objectives and Electoral Equilibrium
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23600960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jim Duggan (0000-0001-8554-2594, University of Rochester, corresponding author), John Duggan (Economics, University of Rochester) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 64-83 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Oxford handbook of political economy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199548477.003.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W2098222842 |
| ISBN | 9780199548477 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 32 |
This article looks at the known foundational results on spatial models of elections. The issues of equilibrium existence, the characterization of equilibria (in terms of their social welfare properties), and the distance between equilibrium policy and positions of the candidates are examined. It then discusses the results of the case where candidates are able to give precise predictions of voters' behaviour precisely; the article also introduces the ‘Downsian model’. The article looks at two models of probabilistic voting, before finally moving on to consider the most common objective functions that are used to model the electoral incentives of different types of candidates.
Characterization (materials science) · Econometrics · Economics · Incentive · Mathematical economics · Microeconomics · Physics · Political science · Probabilistic logic · Social choice theory · Social Welfare · Voting · Welfare · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Law · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
Spatial Strategies When Candidates Have Policy Preferences
Candidate Uncertainty and Electoral Equilibria
Probabilistic Voting Theory
Candidates with policy preferences
An Economic Model of Representative Democracy
A Model of Political Competition with Citizen-Candidates
Equilibrium points in n -person games
A model of political equilibrium in a representative democracy
Equilibrium in spatial voting
Electoral outcomes with probabilistic voting and Nash social welfare maxima
Optimal Retention in Agency Problems
An economic theory of democracy
The Theory of Committees and Elections
Unidimensional Downsian politics
Balanced-budget redistribution as the outcome of political competition
Incumbent performance and electoral control
The pure theory of large two-candidate elections
Voting competitions with interested politicians
Stability in Competition
Advances in the Spatial Theory of Voting
A Theory of Electoral Equilibrium
Robustness of the Multidimensional Voting Model
An Expository Development of a Mathematical Model of the Electoral Process
Candidate Motivation
Election Goals and Strategies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2011 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |