We investigate whether the simple plurality rule aggregates information efficiently in a large election with three …. With two alternatives and strategic voters, the simple plurality rule aggregates information efficiently in elections with … well, including those in which voters vote informatively. -- efficient information aggregation ; simple plurality rule …

This paper investigates the domestic government's antidumping duty choice in an asymmetric information framework where … optimal strategic trade policy. -- Antidumping duties ; asymmetric information ; trade protection ; strategic trade policy …

information about the strength of her ally's enemy can be strategically exploited by the enemy through pronouncements that would … information to the third party. In some cases, the third party and her ally are strictly better off if the third-party's decision … even if observing the current conditions improves the third-party's information. Unlike the standard Samaritan's dilemma, a …

We develop a theory of interstate conflict in which the degree of genealogical relatedness between populations has a …