We use the citizen-candidate model to study electoral outcomes under the Alternative Vote rule, a voting method often proposed as a replacement to the prevalent Plurality rule. We show that, like the Plurality rule, the Alternative Vote rule deters multiple candidate clusters and the presence of...

Policymakers face time and resource constraints in investigating issues and formulating policies. How do these constraints affect information transmission by informed but biased interest groups? We study this question using a model in which interest groups lobby a policymaker by offering...