Political Games: Strategy, Persuasion, and Learning

• Main Author: Gratton, Gabriele (auth)
• Other Authors: Zudenkova, Galina (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Philosophy; correlation neglect; n/a; voting experiment; mutual optimism; pivotality; incentives to go to war; jury trial; ambiguity; multidimensional policy space; electoral competition; recency bias; negative campaigning; strategic disclosure; information; committee decision making; microtargeting; office-motivated candidates; information aggregation
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Political actors navigate a world of incomplete and noisy information. Voters make decisions about turnout and voting amidst campaign promises, credit claiming, and fake news. Policymakers experiment with reforms amidst uncertain predictions from experts and biased interest groups. Parties form coal...