Ticket splitting as electoral insurance: The Mexico 2000 elections

Electoral Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-78

  Helmke, Gretchen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratization; Electoral insurance; Mexico; Risk aversion; Ticket splitting; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; INSURANCE SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58149335499     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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