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14233 results in Political economy

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  • 8 - Issues of Intensity Explain Vote Choice

  • from Part III - Evidence: Empirical Patterns and Intensity Theory
  • Seth J. Hill, University of California, San Diego
  • Book:
    Frustrated Majorities
    Published online:
    15 September 2022
    Print publication:
    22 September 2022, pp 118-130

  • Summary

    In order for intensity theory to help explain political systems, voters must vary in how intensely they care about issues. The goal of this chapter is to provide evidence that issue preferences influence vote choice similarly to their assumed operation in intensity theory. I present some of the existing evidence on this matter, explain the debate, and then provide an exploration of issue intensity and vote choice in the 2016 American presidential election.

  • 5 - Model Extensions: Varying Size of the Minority, the Free-Rider Problem, and Social Welfare

  • from Part II - Argument: an Intensity Theory of Electoral Competition
  • Seth J. Hill, University of California, San Diego
  • Book:
    Frustrated Majorities
    Published online:
    15 September 2022
    Print publication:
    22 September 2022, pp 85-96

  • Summary

    In this chapter I explore three extensions to the mathematical model presented in Chapter 4. First, I show that the results do not depend upon the balance of minority to majority assumed in Chapter 4. Instead, at any ratio of majority to minority size, candidates might side with an intense minority over a less-intense majority. Candidates do not, however, side with any intense minority, siding only with those of a sufficient combination of size and intensity. Second, I consider the free-rider problem in large electorates. I discuss a modification to the mathematical model where increasing the size of the electorate does not prevent some voters from choosing to incur costly political action. Finally, I consider the social welfare implications of intensity theory showing that utilitarian welfare can sometimes be higher with frustrated majorities and costly political action than under simple majority rule.

  • 4 - Theory and Model Results: Issue Intensity, Costly Action, and Minority Representation

  • from Part II - Argument: an Intensity Theory of Electoral Competition
  • Seth J. Hill, University of California, San Diego
  • Book:
    Frustrated Majorities
    Published online:
    15 September 2022
    Print publication:
    22 September 2022, pp 68-84

  • Summary

    In this chapter I present results from a mathematical formalization of intensity theory. I apply tools from game theory to analyze the dynamics of electoral competition when voters vary in how much they care about policy and when candidates do not know which voters care more and less intensely. I show that candidates for office choose policy platforms as a function of the size and intensity of opposing policy coalitions. Candidates sometimes set policy with an intense minority even though they know that a less-intense majority wants the opposite policy. But they also sometimes choose not to frustrate majorities even with an intense minority.

  • 6 - Introduction to Empirical Evidence

  • from Part III - Evidence: Empirical Patterns and Intensity Theory
  • Seth J. Hill, University of California, San Diego
  • Book:
    Frustrated Majorities
    Published online:
    15 September 2022
    Print publication:
    22 September 2022, pp 99-103

  • Summary

    Intensity theory provides numerous empirical implications. This chapter introduce the empirical analysis of the book and explains why the four empirical chapters presented offer fruitful evaluation of the theory.

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