题目：Partisan and Bipartisan Gerrymandering

主讲人：潘振宇

时间:2017年4月14日 15：00-4：15

地点:暨南大学中惠楼106B会议室

主办方：暨南大学经济与社会研究院

个人简介： 

潘振宇，武汉大学经济管理学院财税系助理教授，2014年8月毕业于美国波士顿学院，获得经济学博士学位。主要研究领域为政治经济学、公共经济学与区域经济学，尤其聚焦于美国选举制度分析以及地方公共财供给与人口流动的关系。

Abstract:

This paper analyzes the optimal partisan and bipartisan gerrymandering policies in a model with electoral competitions in policy positions and transfer promises. With complete freedom in redistricting, partisan gerrymandering policy generates the most one-sidedly biased district prole, while bipartisan gerrymandering generates the most polarized district prole. In contrast, with limited freedom in gerrymandering, both partisan and bipartisan gerrymandering tend to prescribe the same policy. Friedman and Holden (2009) nd no significant empirical difference between bipartisan and partisan gerrymandering in explaining incumbent reelection rates. Our result suggests that gerrymanderers may not be as free in redistricting as popularly thought.