Uncertainty of voters' preferences and differentiation in a runoff system

Uncertainty of voters' preferences and differentiation in a runoff system

Haan and Volkerink (Haan, M., Volkerink, B., 2001. A runoff system restores the principle of minimum differentiation. European Journal of Political Economy 17, 157-162, this journal) show that the principle of minimum differentiation holds in two-round elections for any number of candidates. We show...

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Veröffentlicht in:European Journal of Political Economy 2007-12, Vol.23 (4), p.1185-1189
1. Verfasser: Matsushima, Noriaki
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Differentiation
Economic models
Elections
Electoral systems
Europe
Hotelling
Location
Minimum differentiation
Political Institutions
Political Systems
Preferences
Runoff elections
Uncertainty
Voting Behavior
Voting behaviour
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Zusammenfassung:Haan and Volkerink (Haan, M., Volkerink, B., 2001. A runoff system restores the principle of minimum differentiation. European Journal of Political Economy 17, 157-162, this journal) show that the principle of minimum differentiation holds in two-round elections for any number of candidates. We show that the principle of minimum differentiation may not hold, when uncertainty of the position of the median voter is introduced.
ISSN:0176-2680
1873-5703
DOI:10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2006.09.005