@article{27961,
  author = {Matias Iaryczower and Andrea Mattozzi},
  title = {On the Nature of Competition in Alternative Electoral Systems},
  abstract = {<p>\&nbsp;We link the intensity of campaign competition in different electoral systems with the number of candidates running\&nbsp;for public office and their ideological differentiation. We show that proportional elections have more candidates,\&nbsp;competing less aggressively in campaign spending, than those in majoritarian elections. Candidates{\textquoteright} ideological\&nbsp;positions, however, can in general be more differentiated in majoritarian or proportional elections. We also study\&nbsp;the equilibrium effects of plurality premiums and the consequences of heterogeneity among candidates in\&nbsp;non-ideological characteristics.</p>
},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {Journal of Politics},
  volume = {75},
  number = {3},
  pages = {743-756},
  language = {eng},
}