Essays in Political Economy

<p>This dissertation explores the connection between voter turnout and candidate polarization. The first chapter considers a voting game with turnout and endogenous candidates, and maps the equilibria of the game under different assumptions regarding citizen's preferences over policy. The second chapter considers the impact of measures to increase turnout on political polarization.</p>

Author dc:creator

• Valasek, Justin

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kranton, Rachel

• Economics

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10161/5633

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dukespace.lib.duke.edu:10161/5633