Polarization or Moderation? Intra-group heterogeneity in endogenous-policy contest
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Keywords
political processes; conflict; group contests; endogenous claims; intra-group heterogeneity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2018-05-28 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-GTH-2018-05-28 (Game Theory)
- NEP-POL-2018-05-28 (Positive Political Economics)
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