Political Economy of Social Choices

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This book presents state-of-the-art research in political economy dealing with the decision making process under different political institutions.

Autocratic Health versus Democratic Health: Different outcome variables for health as a factor versus health as a right.- Comparison of Voting Procedures using Models of Electoral Competition with Endogenous Candidacy.- Negative Advertising in Mexico’s 2012 Presidential Campaign.- Legislative Leaders as Condorcet Winners? The Case of the U.S. Congress.- The Duverger-Demsetz Perspective on Electoral Competitiveness and Fragmentation: With Application to the Canadian Parliamentary System, 1867 - 2011.- Modelling the effect of campaign advertising on US Presidential Elections.- Personality Traits and the Gender Gap in Ideology.- Statistical Utilitarianism.- Measuring Campaign Spending Effects in Post-Citizens United Congressional Elections.- Spatial Model of U.S. Presidential Election in 2012.- Modeling Elections and Referenda in Ireland.