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The marketing of political candidates

Shama, Avraham - 2008

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Ambiguity and extremism in elections

Alesina, Alberto; Holden, Richard T. - 2008

"We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of candidates. Two forces affect the probability of electoral success: proximity to the median voter and campaign contributions. First, we show how campaign contributions affect elections. Then we show how the...

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Ambiguity and extremism in elections

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Medias bias and influence : evidence from newspaper endorsements

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Politicians' outside earnings and political competition

Becker, Johannes (contributor); Peichl, Andreas (contributor) - 2008

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