Some for the Price of One: Vote Buying on a Network

• In Event: Political Economy of Corruption, Clientelism, and Oversight

Brief Overview

We study a formal model of vote buying that recognizes the crucial role of social networks in facilitating clientelism. While vote buying is rarely optimal in isolation, social complementarities in networks increase the chances voters will be bribed.

Authors

• Perry Jess Carter, Princeton University

• Joseph J. Ruggiero, Princeton University