Representation in Legislatures: Moderation's Appeal

• In Event: Formal Models of Legislative Institutions

Brief Overview

We study a principal choosing the ideology of an agent who participates in bargaining over spatial policy. We show how, if bargaining can continue after rejected proposals, incentives for strategic delegation can be pervasive and favor moderation.

Authors

• Daniel Gibbs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Gleason Judd, Princeton University