ideological policy dimension. Voters achieve this outcome by following a simple lexicographic voting strategy. They cast their …

informed than others. We develop a model where the voting mistakes resulting from low political knowledge reduce the weight of …. In US election survey data, we find that income is more important in affecting voting behavior for more informed voters …

characteristics to others. The model is one of rational voting and generates the following predictions: (i) The paradox of not voting … does not arise, because the benefit of voting does not vanish with population size. (ii) Turnout in elections is positively … related to the size of the local community and the importance of social interactions. (iii) Voting may exhibit bandwagon …

members can improve the voting outcome by simplifying the strategies of unbiased members. Thus, heterogeneous committees …

We study voting over higher education finance in an economy with two regions and two separated labor markets …