political process and the production of policy relevant information; on the role played by probing into candidates' past; and on …

We identify the conditions under which voters can induce political parties to collect information and to select … voting rule should encourage parties to collect information. Voting rules that focus on the opposition party sometimes … information. However, in contrast to office motivated parties, policy motivated parties will sometimes select policies that …

In this article, I investigate how political information affects voting behavior. Specifically, I test (i) if more … politicians and voters, which provides an opportunity to investigate how information affects voters’ ability to match their …