Elections under biased candidate endorsements — an experimental study

Sun, Jen‐Tang; Schram, Arthur; Sloof, Randolph

doi:10.1016/j.geb.2020.11.004

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“…He has risked it a thousand times for us, a thousand and one." 12 Montesinos tried to pre-empt defection by cultivating camaraderie. "The important thing, brother, is that.…”

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How to Subvert Democracy: Montesinos in Peru

McMillan

Zoido

2004

SSRN Journal

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“…He has risked it a thousand times for us, a thousand and one." 12 Montesinos tried to pre-empt defection by cultivating camaraderie. "The important thing, brother, is that.…”

Section: Figurementioning

confidence: 99%

How to Subvert Democracy: Montesinos in Peru

McMillan

Zoido

2004

SSRN Journal

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“…We know that market failure rationalizes the intervention and role of a government in the allocation of resources in an economy (Buchanan, 1968;Menon & Yao, 2017;Sun et al, 2020). In this regard, the debate regarding the process of formation of the government has converged on democracy (Downs, 1995;Sagar, 2019).…”

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How Election Process is Rent-Seeking in Pakistan? A Case Study of Local Bodies Election in District Pakpattan

Shah

Habib

Younas

2020

JAEBS

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This study examines the difference between the total spending on the election campaign in 54 Union councils during local bodies’ election and the expected developmental fund for the same area. The study is based on primary data collected from 324 contesting candidates for the chairmanship/vice-chairmanship of 54 union councils (UCs) in district Pakpattan during the local bodies’ election of 2015 in Punjab, Pakistan. Per local bodies council rules, a winning chairman of UC has to allocate developmental funds in the area. So, the whole process of local bodies’ election is for the finalization of a person among the people, who could be given the mandate to use the developmental funds. In this regard, we assume that the prevailing process of election is rent-seeking for society, in the sense that the total cost of the election process for society is greater than the developmental funds for which the same process is conducted. Candidates consume more than the allowed limit set by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Hence, society bears the monetary cost of spending more than the set limit and non-monetary costs like rivalry, foes, conflicts, etc. The analysis of data shows that the total amount of campaign spending is 473.27 million rupees which are significantly more than the allowed limit, set by ECP as well as the total allocated developmental funds (128 million) of 54 union councils. The study shows that the whole process of local bodies’ election is putting rent of 345 million on society. Apart from monetary cost, this process brings those people to the power corridors who themselves break ECP rules. The study suggests comprehensive reforms in the process of the election campaign for saving society from its associated cost.

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A Theory on Media Bias and Elections

2019

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We develop a tractable theory to study the impact of biased media on election outcomes, voter turnout and welfare. News released by media allows voters to infer the relative appeal of the two candidates, and the closeness of elections. In large elections, the former determines the election outcome, whereas the latter drives voter turnout. With a single media outlet, a rise in media bias affects the election outcome in a non-monotonic way, and reduces voter welfare by decreasing the probability of electing the efficient candidate and increasing aggregate turnout costs. Introducing extra media outlets can systematically shift the election outcome and voter turnout in either direction, but it weakly improves voter welfare. The impact of other ways to strengthen media competition-such as increased polarization and prevention of collusion-critically depends on whether media have commitment power; if not, they can worsen information transmission and voter welfare.

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Elections under biased candidate endorsements — an experimental study

Cited by 4 publications

References 66 publications

How to Subvert Democracy: Montesinos in Peru

How to Subvert Democracy: Montesinos in Peru

How Election Process is Rent-Seeking in Pakistan? A Case Study of Local Bodies Election in District Pakpattan

A Theory on Media Bias and Elections

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