Electoral Equilibria with Entry: Some Simulations

Electoral Equilibria with Entry: Some Simulations

The objective of this paper is to investigate by means of simulation the impact of thirdparty entry on the spatial separation of candidates. Specifically, we do real-time simulations of Palfrey's (1984) model of electoral equilibria with entry after relaxing some of its assumptions. Our finding...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public choice 1996-06, Vol.87 (3/4), p.303-314
Hauptverfasser: Bender, Bruce, Haas, Timothy C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alternative voting
Candidates
Economic competition
Elections
ELECTORAL SYSTEM
Equilibrium
Modeling
Plurality voting
Political campaigns
Political candidates
Political Parties
POLITICAL PARTY
Secularism
Simulation
Simulation and Games
Simulations
Spatial models
Third party
Third party candidates
Voters
Voting
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this paper is to investigate by means of simulation the impact of thirdparty entry on the spatial separation of candidates. Specifically, we do real-time simulations of Palfrey's (1984) model of electoral equilibria with entry after relaxing some of its assumptions. Our finding that the threat of third-party entry can induce virtually the same spatial separation of the major-party candidates as entry with certainty is both a strong and interesting result.
ISSN:0048-5829
1573-7101
DOI:10.1007/BF00118650