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We examine whether it is socially beneficial for the individual voting records of central bank council members to be … efficient central bankers in their bid to get re-elected. After re-election, however, losses will be lower when voting records … and can make central bankers individually accountable. Nevertheless, the negative effects of voting transparency …
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We examine whether it is socially beneficial for the individual voting records of centralWir untersuchen, ob die …
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We examine whether the publication of the individual voting records of central-bank council members is socially … optimal behavior for somewhat less efficient central bankers. However, after re-appointment, losses will be lower when voting … and can make central bankers individually accountable. In our model, the negative effects of voting transparency dominate …
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This paper examines whether it is socially desirable for the individual voting records of central bank council members … publication of voting records is beneficial since the government can distinguish central bankers in terms of their preferences and … berücksichtigen, dass sie vielleicht nicht wiedergewählt werden. Die Veröffentlichung der Abstimmung ist somit nützlich, weil die …
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In this paper we introduce flexible majority decision rules where the size of the majority depends on the proposal made by the agenda setter. Flexible majority rules can mitigate the disadvantages of democracies in the provision of public projects. In many cases, the combination of the...
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This paper examines whether it is socially desirable for the individual voting records ofIn diesem Papier wird …
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We examine whether the publication of the individual voting records of central-bank council members is socially …
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In this paper we propose minority voting as a scheme that can partially protect individuals from the risk of repeated …-lasting impact. In the first period a simple open majority voting scheme takes place. Voting splits the committee into three groups …: voting winners, voting losers, and absentees. Under minority voting only voting losers keep the voting right in the second …
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We analyze Assessment Voting, a new two-round voting procedure that can be applied to binary decisions in democratic … a costly voting framework, we show that large electorates will choose the preferred alternative of the majority with … high probability, and that average costs will be low. This result is in contrast with the literature on one-round voting …
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The author proposes a two-round process called minority voting to allocate public projects in a polity. In the first … voting rights for the second round, in which the financing scheme is determined. In the second round, the unanimity rule or … voting and simple majority voting and outline the research program. -- …
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