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 …

’s recommendations. We find that voting recommendations do indeed matter, implying that even in a secularized world, religion plays a … crucial role in voting decisions. …

Using a natural voting experiment in Switzerland that encompasses a 160-year period (1848–2009), we investigate whether …

redistribution policies. The interaction of the two effects has so far not been analyzed in isolation. We find that the direction of … and redistribution levels. …

In this paper, I analyze the voting outcomes of two very similar Swiss referendum ballots concerning the federal … 1971, and the other shortly thereafter. I estimate the impact of introducing female voting on the difference in acceptance … population. I provide additional evidence from post-ballot surveys after similar ballots to overcome potential strategic voting …

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 …