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We conduct an experiment in which groups are tasked with evaluating the truth of a set of politically relevant facts and statements, and we investigate whether communication improves information aggregation and the accuracy of group decisions. Our findings suggest that the effect of...
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, discuss the difficulties with dynamic voting procedures and review some ways to overcome them. We conclude by highlighting the …
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We investigate how changes in the administrative-territorial structure affect ethnic voting. We present an event study … administrative regions. We find (i) strong evidence for a reduction in ethnic voting when administrative regions become less …
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therefore have a systematic influence on election results. Using administrative migration and voting data, we show that counties … find no effects on incumbent parties. In addition, our results show increased voting for parties with pro …-wing parties. The results have important policy implications for voting regulations …
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Societies see growing support for populist politicians who advocate an end to globalization. Our behavioral economics model links impatience to voters' appraisals of an income shock due to globalization that is associated with short-run costs and delayed gains. The model shows that impatient...
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The common use of majority rule in group decision making is puzzling. In theory, it inequitably favors the proposer …
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