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Competitive Policy Development

Author(s): Hirsch, Alexander V; Shotts, Kenneth W

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dc.contributor.authorHirsch, Alexander V-
dc.contributor.authorShotts, Kenneth W-
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-17T18:44:47Z-
dc.date.available2019-12-17T18:44:47Z-
dc.date.issued2015-04en_US
dc.identifier.citationHirsch, Alexander V, Shotts, Kenneth W. (2015). Competitive Policy Development. American Economic Review, 105 (4), 1646 - 1664. doi:10.1257/aer.20130250en_US
dc.identifier.issn0002-8282-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1018d-
dc.description.abstractWe present a model of policy development in which competing factions have different ideologies, yet agree on certain common objectives. Policy developers can appeal to a decision maker by making productive investments to improve the quality of their proposals. These investments are specific to a given proposal, which means that policy developers can potentially obtain informal agenda power. Competition undermines this agenda power, forcing policy developers to craft policies that are better for the decision maker. This beneficial effect is strongest if policy developers have divergent ideological preferences, because their intense desire to affect policy motivates them to develop higher quality proposals.en_US
dc.format.extent1646 - 1664en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Economic Reviewen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.en_US
dc.titleCompetitive Policy Developmenten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1257/aer.20130250-
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