Competing for Endorsements

Gene Grossman and Elhanan Helpman

Working Papers from Tel Aviv

Abstract: In most elections the leaders of organizaed interest groups publicly announce their support for one candidate or slate of candidates or another. Why are there political endorsements made? and what role do they play in the election process and in the determination of policy? We see public endorsements as a means of communication between the well informed leaders of special interest groups and the lesser informed rank-and-file members.

Keywords: VOTING; INTEREST GROUPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D70 D71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 1998
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