On the Role of Public Opinion Polls in Political Competition

Thomas Tangerås ()

Working Papers from Stockholm - International Economic Studies

Abstract: This paper presents a model of strategic positioning during an election campaign in which candidates use results from opinion polls to extract information about voter preferences.

Keywords: ELECTIONS; SOCIAL WELFARE; PUBLIC OPINION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 1998
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