A Model of Political Competition with Citizen-Candidates
构建了一个公民自主决定是否参选的选举竞争模型，分析参选成本与获胜收益如何影响候选人数量，并比较了简单多数制与两轮决选制对候选人数量和立场差异的影响。
We develop a model of electoral competition in which citizens choose whether or not to run as candidates. A winner implements her favorite policy. The equilibrium number of candidates depends negatively on the cost of running and positively on the benefits of winning. For some parameter values all equilibria under plurality rule have exactly two candidates, whose positions are distinct. Two-candidate elections are more likely under plurality rule than under a runoff system (cf. Duverger's Law). The candidates' positions are less differentiated under a runoff system. There exist equilibria under both systems in which some candidates have no chance of winning.