dc.contributor.author | Bol, Damien | en |
dc.contributor.author | Matakos, Konstantinos | en |
dc.contributor.author | Troumpounis, Orestis | en |
dc.contributor.author | Xefteris, Dimitrios | en |
dc.creator | Bol, Damien | en |
dc.creator | Matakos, Konstantinos | en |
dc.creator | Troumpounis, Orestis | en |
dc.creator | Xefteris, Dimitrios | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-25T09:10:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-25T09:10:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0047-2727 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/62948 | |
dc.description.abstract | How does electoral rule disproportionality affect the structure of the party system (i.e. the number and the policy platforms of the competing parties)? By studying a model where both party entry and platform choice are endogenous we are able to provide a unified theory: An increasing electoral rule disproportionality exhibits: a) a first-order negative effect on platform polarization, b) a second-order negative effect on the number of parties (as polarization decreases, centrist parties are squeezed between other contenders and prefer not to enter), and c) an additional third-order negative effect on polarization via the reduction of the number of parties. We then conduct a laboratory experiment and strongly confirm the theoretical predictions of the model. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | Journal of Public Economics | en |
dc.source.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047272719301264 | |
dc.title | Electoral rules, strategic entry and polarization | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.104065 | |
dc.description.volume | 178 | |
dc.author.faculty | Σχολή Οικονομικών Επιστημών και Διοίκησης / Faculty of Economics and Management | |
dc.author.department | Τμήμα Οικονομικών / Department of Economics | |
dc.type.uhtype | Article | en |
dc.source.abbreviation | Journal of Public Economics | en |
dc.contributor.orcid | Xefteris, Dimitrios [0000-0001-7397-5288] | |
dc.contributor.orcid | Matakos, Konstantinos [0000-0002-3511-197X] | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0001-7397-5288 | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-3511-197X | |