We conduct an experiment to investigate (i) whether rotation in voting increases a committee's efficiency, and (ii) the … extent to which rotation critically influences collective and individual welfare. The experiment is based on the idea that … important consequences: it 'pays' to be allowed to vote, as voting committee members earn significantly more than non-voting …

We consider a committee voting setup with two rounds of voting where committee members who possess private information … information in the first voting period. Coughlan (2000) shows that members reveal their information in a straw poll only if their … preferences are in fact homogeneous. By taking costs of time into account, we demonstrate that committees have strictly higher …

We study experimentally the effectiveness of communication in common value committees exhibiting publicly known …

We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental …

We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental …

We study experimentally the effectiveness of communication in common value committees exhibiting publicly known …

Weighted committees allow shareholders, party leaders, etc. to wield different numbers of votes or voting weights as … they decide between multiple candidates by a given social choice method. We consider committees that apply scoring methods … plurality committees, Borda commitees, etc. differ widely. There are 6, 51, and 5 plurality, Borda, and antiplurality committees …

In a model of simultaneous voting, Feddersen and Pesendorfer (1998) consider the possibility that jurors vote … that those unintuitive predictions also hold with sequential voting. In this paper, we report paired experiments with … sequential and simultaneous voting under unanimity and majority rule. Observed behavior varies significantly depending on whether …

We conduct an experiment in which groups are tasked with evaluating the truth of a set of politically relevant facts …