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Voting to anger and to please others

Authors :
Amihai Glazer
Source :
Public Choice. 134:247-254
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2007.

Abstract

A person may vote for a candidate to please citizens who prefer the same candidate, and to anger citizens who dislike the candidate. Such behavior is consistent with high turnout (though any one vote is unlikely to be decisive), with strategic voting, and with candidates adopting divergent positions.

Details

ISSN :
15737101 and 00485829
Volume :
134
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Public Choice
Accession number :
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