Complete information pivotal-voter model with asymmetric group size

Mavridis, Christos and Serena, Marco (2018) Complete information pivotal-voter model with asymmetric group size. Public Choice, 177 (1-2). pp. 53-66. ISSN 0048-5829

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Abstract

We study the equilibria of the standard pivotal-voter participation game between two groups of voters of asymmetric sizes (majority and minority), as originally proposed by Palfrey and Rosenthal (Public Choice 41(1):7–53, 1983). We find a unique equilibrium wherein the minority votes with certainty and the majority votes with probability in (0, 1); we prove that this is the only equilibrium in which voters of only one group play a pure strategy, and we provide sufficient conditions for its existence. Equilibria where voters of both groups vote with probability in (0, 1) are analyzed numerically.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Public Choice
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2000/2002
Subjects:
?? costly votingpivotal voter model complete information economics and econometricssociology and political science ??
ID Code:
126472
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Deposited On:
20 Jul 2018 14:32
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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15 Jul 2024 18:05