Assume there's an election coming up in which voters need to decide between two candidates on the question of taxes. Polls indicate the following attitudes about taxes among likely voters. 11eb69fa_9741_46ec_ba7a_7578c836e28e_SM2313_00 Candidate A proposes a 20 percent tax, and Candidate B a 15 percent tax. According to the median-voter theorem, which candidate will win?

Economics 1st Edition by Dean Karlan,Jonathan Morduch

Edition 1ISBN: 978-0073511498

Economics 1st Edition by Dean Karlan,Jonathan Morduch

Edition 1ISBN: 978-0073511498

Exercise 19

Assume there's an election coming up in which voters need to decide between two candidates on the question of taxes. Polls indicate the following attitudes about taxes among likely voters.

Candidate A proposes a 20 percent tax, and Candidate B a 15 percent tax. According to the median-voter theorem, which candidate will win?

Explanation

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Median voters:
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