The Direction of Interest Group Influence: Campaign Advertising, Policy Equivalence, and Voter Welfare

• In Event: Information, Electoral Accountability, and Interest Groups

Brief Overview

Policy outcomes are equivalent when the direction of influence is tilted towards the interest group or politicians. Despite advertising being purely informative, increasing its effectiveness decreases voter welfare and leads to more extreme policies.

Authors

• Zuheir Desai, The Ohio State University, Main Campus

• John Duggan, University of Rochester