A column by Bertrand Garbinti (ENSAE/CREST) Cecilia García-Peñalosa (CNRS/EHESS/AMSE) Vladimir Pecheu (PSE, IPP) and Frederique Savignac (Banque de France)
The outcome of an election does not depend only on the programs and the candidates. The voting system and the strategies of those involved also play a role. Three insights from economics to help better understand some of these mechanisms.