Punching above one's weight–on overcommitment in election campaigns

In this paper, we develop a game-theoretic model to study how candidates compete in elections when voters care about the winner’s ability to implement policies. In our model, the candidates make commitments before the election regarding the plans they will try to implement if elected. These commitme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haan, Marco A., Onderstal, Sander, Riyanto, Yohanes Eko
Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180029