Open Access BASE2007
Political polarization
Abstract
Failures of government policies often provoke opposite reactions from citizens; some call for a reversal of the policy while others favor its continuation in stronger form. We offer an explanation of such polarization, based on a natural bimodality of preferences in political and economic contexts, and consistent with Bayesian rationality.
Themen
ddc:330, D72, D74, D81, D82, polarization, voting, information, Verhaltensökonomik, Beschränkte Rationalität, Politische Kultur, Staatliche Information, Theorie
Sprachen
Englisch
Verlag
Stockholm: Stockholm School of Economics, The Economic Research Institute (EFI)
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