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A Model of Farsighted Voting

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I present a new method of interpreting voter preferences in settings where policy remains in effect until replaced by new legislation. In such settings voters consider not only the utility they receive from a given policy today, but also the utility they will receive from policies likely to replace that policy in the future. The model can be used to characterize both long‐term preferences and distributions over policy outcomes in situations where policy is ongoing and voters are farsighted.

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  • Elizabeth Maggie Penn, 2009. "A Model of Farsighted Voting," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 53(1), pages 36-54, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:amposc:v:53:y:2009:i:1:p:36-54
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00356.x
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