Valence, abstention, and electoral competition
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Keywords
Electoral Competition; Valence Advantage; Abstention Rate; Policy Divergence; Policy Convergence;All these keywords.
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- D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
- C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
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