Opposing candidates for a political office often differ in their professional backgrounds and previous political...

We introduce a tractable multi-issue model of electoral competition in which candidates are exogenously committed...

This paper analyzes the welfare properties of equilibrium when insurers use observable actions to classify...

Many political commentators diagnose an increasing polarization of the U.S. electorate into two opposing camps....

This paper develops a theoretical model of informative campaigning, both positive and negative. We argue...

Candidates for U.S. presidential elections are determined through sequential elections in single states, the primaries....

We analyze a model in which agents have to make a binary choice under incomplete...

This paper analyzes a model in which two groups repeatedly compete with each other for...

This paper is concerned with the effects of regulations that prohibit the use of information...

Consider a situation where a society has to elect an official who provides a public...

We analyze an overlapping generations model of voting on ``reform projects''. These resemble investments in...

This paper builds on Cremer's (1986) seminal analysis which shows that (almost) complete cooperation can...

We analyze a model in which voters learn over time their preferences regarding an irreversible...

How can the law limit the ruler when the ruler prefers to ignore the law?...

We develop a simple model in which voters care about both economic and ``cultural'' policy...

To analyze the performance of the U.S. presidential primary system, we develop a model with...

We analyze plurality rule and runoff rule voting games when the vote counting technology is...

How does ideological polarization on non-economic matters influence the size of government? We analyze this...

We develop a game-theoretic model of interactions among a government, a representative citizen, and the...

We develop a model of political competition between two candidates who choose which level of...

We develop a model of sequential presidential primaries in which several horizontally and vertically differentiated...

We introduce a framework of electoral competition in which voters have general preferences over candidates'...

I provide a translation of an ancient letter found in my crawlspace that shows how...