An Agent-Based Model of Candidate Location with Endogenous Voters and Mass Media

• In Event: Media

Brief Overview

We develop an agent-based model to study a two-party election with endogenous voters and media (maximizing utility and revenue). In one part of the model, valence-advantaged candidates adopt a more moderate position instead of moving to ideal point.

Authors

• Yi-Ta Lu, Stony Brook University

• Oleg Smirnov, Stony Brook University