Citizen Candidates in the Lab: Rules, Costs, and Positions
Published in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2022
Recommended citation: Elbittar, Gomberg, Trujano-Ochoa (2021). Citizen Candidates in the Lab: Rules, Costs, and Positions; Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2024.102276 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214804324001137
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.