This paper presents a model of elections with heterogeneous voters and asymmetric information about the incumbent's type, in which signaling in electoral years leads to policy convergence. Politicians face both ideological and opportunistic motivations while choosing a policy. Moderate incumbents implement policies that balance the costs of deviating from their preferred policy and the gains from their increased chances of reelection. Using standard equilibrium refinements, conditions are obtained under which the unique equilibrium is separating in policies. Under certain conditions, risk averse voters benefit from the lower dispersion of policies during electoral years.Este trabajo presenta un modelo de elecciones con votantes heterogéneos...
We review a large formal literature on economic models of voting and electoral politics. We discuss ...
URL des Documents de travail : http://centredeconomiesorbonne.univ-paris1.fr/documents-de-travail/Do...
We propose a generalization of the model of electoral competition between two candidates who di¤er i...
Este trabajo presenta un modelo de elecciones con votantes heterogéneos e información asimétrica sob...
It has been argued that close elections lead to policy convergence, as legislators elected by a smal...
This paper analyzes a spatial model of political competition in which a politician is responsible fo...
This paper provides a theoretical model of party competition in a heterogeneous electorate. The latt...
textabstractIn the literature on electoral politics full convergence of policy platforms is usually ...
In the literature on electoral politics, full convergence of policy platforms is usually regarded as...
We test whether the original median voter theorem's result of political convergence in a two-party s...
Nowadays, the politicians’ behavior is a matter of interest not only for political scientists but al...
This paper analyzes a spatial model of political competition between two policy-motivated parties in...
We review a large formal literature on economic models of voting and electoral politics. We discuss ...
This paper analyzes a spatial model of political competition in which a politician is responsible fo...
We introduce a framework of electoral competition in which voters have general preferences over cand...
We review a large formal literature on economic models of voting and electoral politics. We discuss ...
URL des Documents de travail : http://centredeconomiesorbonne.univ-paris1.fr/documents-de-travail/Do...
We propose a generalization of the model of electoral competition between two candidates who di¤er i...
Este trabajo presenta un modelo de elecciones con votantes heterogéneos e información asimétrica sob...
It has been argued that close elections lead to policy convergence, as legislators elected by a smal...
This paper analyzes a spatial model of political competition in which a politician is responsible fo...
This paper provides a theoretical model of party competition in a heterogeneous electorate. The latt...
textabstractIn the literature on electoral politics full convergence of policy platforms is usually ...
In the literature on electoral politics, full convergence of policy platforms is usually regarded as...
We test whether the original median voter theorem's result of political convergence in a two-party s...
Nowadays, the politicians’ behavior is a matter of interest not only for political scientists but al...
This paper analyzes a spatial model of political competition between two policy-motivated parties in...
We review a large formal literature on economic models of voting and electoral politics. We discuss ...
This paper analyzes a spatial model of political competition in which a politician is responsible fo...
We introduce a framework of electoral competition in which voters have general preferences over cand...
We review a large formal literature on economic models of voting and electoral politics. We discuss ...
URL des Documents de travail : http://centredeconomiesorbonne.univ-paris1.fr/documents-de-travail/Do...
We propose a generalization of the model of electoral competition between two candidates who di¤er i...