Work in progress | 2025
Polarization in Democratic Elections: Insights from an Enhanced Hotelling's Model
Extends Hotelling's framework to multi-candidate systems and studies when more candidates increase polarization.
Research brief
Question and contribution.
Shows how electoral entry can raise the probability that extreme candidates win.
Methods and themes
How the project is framed.
Formal modelSimulationComparative statics
Political economyTheoryElections