Citizen Candidates in a Lab
Published in Working Paper, 2021
Recommended citation: Elbittar, Gomberg, Trujano-Ochoa. (2021). "Citizen Candidates in a Lab." Working Paper. https://gente.itam.mx/gomberg/papers/Citizen%20Candidates%20in%20a%20Lab.pdf
We present results of a lab experimental study of candidate entry in a citizencandidate environment under plurality and run-off electoral systems, varying both entry costs and ideal points of the potential candidates. The comparative predictions of the citizen-candidate model are shown to hold; however, subjects exhibit substantial degree of over-entry from electorally disadvantaged positions.