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The Principle of Minimum Differentiation revisited: Return of the median voter [PDF]
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019 We study a linear location model (Hotelling, 1929) in which n (with n ≥ 2) boundedly rational players follow (noisy) myopic best-reply behavior. We show through numerical and mathematical analysis that such players spend almost all the time clustered together near the center, re-establishing Hotelling's " Principle of Minimum Differentiation " that had
Hanaki, Nobuyuki +2 more
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EconomiA, 2017 The aim of this paper is to determine whether it is necessary to increase available resources to local governments or if better use of these funds is sufficient.
Fabiana Rocha +4 more
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Winning from the Center: Frank Bigelow and California's Nonpartisan Primary
California Journal of Politics and Policy, 2015 In 2012, California first used a nonpartisan “top-two” primary. Early academic studies of the effects statewide have produced mixed results on the key question: does the new law make it possible for more moderate candidates to win?
J. Andrew Sinclair
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Mitigating the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor: Key Trends and Drivers of Redistribution
Intereconomics, 2020 The growing inequality of market income has attracted considerable attention; less so the redistribution of income. This article analyses key trends and drivers of income redistribution in the EU and the world.
Martin Larch, Philipp Mohl
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Globalization, Party Positions, and the Median Voter [PDF]
World Politics, 2011 The authors argue that the effects of economic globalization on social democratic parties in Western Europe are conditional on the position of the median voter. If the median is far enough to the right, such parties will adopt business-friendly policies because they are required to win office.
Ward, H, Ezrow, L, Dorussen, H
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Reconciling Observed Tariffs and the Median Voter Model [PDF]
Economics & Politics, 2014 Median voter theory applied to trade policy predicts positive tariffs in capital‐abundant countries and negative tariffs in labor‐abundant countries. Negative tariffs are rare, and this paper reconciles the median voter theory with observed protectionism across countries.
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The Electoral Success of the Left in Latin America: Is There Any Room for Spatial Models of Voting?
Latin American Research Review, 2020 Why have moderate electorates elected and reelected leftist governments in Latin America over the last twenty years? Scholars who rely on the classic Downsian logic of the median voter theorem have observed a process of ideological moderation among the ...
Juan A. Moraes, Diego Luján
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The politics of foreign aid: A median voter perspective
, 2003 The paper presents a model where the median voter in the donor country determines the support of foreign aid. It is first established that an individual in the donor country is affected by the direct benefits (due to altruism) and costs (due to taxes) of
Raimondos-Møller, Pascalis +1 more
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Political Opinion and the Trends in Romanian Government Expenditures
Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2016 A critical question for citizen deliberation is whether the country expends the right amount of public funds, allocated in the right proportions across the various substantive tasks of the government.
Cosmin Gabriel MARIAN, Ronald F. King
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Gambling on the constitution: Abortion rights and the 2023 constitution-making process in Chile
Research & PoliticsWhen submitted to popular ratification, new constitutions tend to be approved. Chilean voters, however, rejected the proposal put forward by the country’s Constitutional Council in 2023. This article examines the reasons for this outcome.
Eduardo Alemán +3 more
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