Cooper, Alexandra; Munger, Michael C - In: Public Choice 103 (2000) 3-4, pp. 337-55
It is common to describe the dynamic processes that generate outcomes in U.S. primaries as "unstable" or "unpredictable". In fact, the way we choose candidates may amount to a lottery. This paper uses a simulation approach, assuming 10,000 voters who vote according to a naive, deterministic...