Heuristic voting under the Alternative Vote: the efficiency of “sour grapes” behavior

Pré-publication, Document de travail: This theoretical paper contrasts two voting heuristics: overstating and replacing. Under the Alternative Vote, overstatement is inefficient but replacement is efficient. The paper argues that the “replacing" manipulation corresponds to a psychologically and politically plausible voter behavior.

Auteur(s)

Jean-François Laslier

Date de publication
  • 2015
Mots-clés
  • Alternative vote
  • Manipulation
  • Behavioral voting
Référence interne
  • PSE Working Papers n°2015-18
Version
  • 1