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DECEPTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: THEORY AND LABORATORY EVIDENCE.

We model two-candidate elections in which (1) voters are uncertain about candidates' attributes; and (2) candidates can inform voters of their attributes by sending advertisements. We compare between political campaigns with truthful advertising and campaigns in which there is a small chance of dece...

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Published in:Economic Inquiry Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 464 - 485
Main Authors: Houser, Daniel, Ludwig, Sandra, Stratmann, Thomas
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2016
Subjects:
Political campaigns
Voting research
Political candidates
Advertising
False advertising
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