ensuing decline in subsidies per student: the increase in the number, and thus voting power, of skilled parents. The rise of …

We study voting over higher-education finance in an economy with two regions and two separated labor markets … subsidize higher-education costs or to rely on tuition fees only. We find that in equilibrium, in both regions a majority votes … tuition finance. …

sustained by middle- and high income groups voting for a policy which is positive but not generous enough to allow lower income …

of the alternatives and can reveal their information or conceal it, but cannot lie. We examine how disclosure and voting … vary with preference biases, signal precision, and the voting rule. Unanimity rule can lead to greater information … revelation and total utility than simple majority rule. The voting rule that maximizes information disclosure need not coincide …

Does information about rampant political corruption increase electoral participation and the support for challenger … parties? Democratic theory assumes that offering more information to voters will enhance electoral accountability. However, if … increased support for challengers and higher political participation. We provide experimental evidence that information about …

tuition coverage to students admitted to one of 33 government-certified high-quality universities known for superior test …