It is estimated that companies in the U.S. spent $800 million in 1998 to quot;acquire talent -- entertainers, athletes and other high profile personalities -- to spotlight in advertising, promotion and PR campaignsquot; (IEG Endorsement Insider). Such ads appear in a variety of media. How do we...

Consider a setting in which several groups of individuals with common interests ("clubs") compete with each other for recognition by other individuals. Depending on the context, recognition may be expressed by these other individuals joining a club, or choosing one club to admire. Clubs compete...

Consider a setting in which several groups of individuals with common interests ("clubs")compete with each other for recognition by other individuals. Depending on the context,recognition may be expressed by these other individuals joining a club, or choosing one clubto admire. Clubs compete by...

When candidates in primary elections are ideologically differentiated (e.g., conservatives and moderates in the Republican party), then candidates with similar positions affect each others' vote shares more strongly than candidates with different ideological positions. We measure this effect in...

We develop a formal model in which the government provides public goods in different policy fields for its citizens. We start from the basic premise that two office-motivated candidates have differential capabilities in different policy fields, and compete by proposing how to allocate government...

Consider a setting in which several groups of individuals with common interests (clubs) compete with each other for recognition by other individuals. Depending on the context, recognition may be expressed by these other individuals joining a club, or choosing one club to admire. Clubs compete by...