relevant information; on the role played by probing into candidates' past; and on the possibility of crowding out desirable …

political process and the production of policy relevant information; on the role played by probing into candidates' past; and on …

We identify the conditions under which voters can induce political parties to collect information and to select … voting rule should encourage parties to collect information. Voting rules that focus on the opposition party sometimes … information. However, in contrast to office motivated parties, policy motivated parties will sometimes select policies that …

Collective decision procedures should balance the incentives they provide to acquire information and their capacity to … aggregate private information. In a decision problem in which a project can be accepted or rejected once information about its … the other agent's vote. This in turn determines the decision to acquire information. In the debate about a rational choice …

conditions under which voters can induce political parties to collect information and to select policies which are optimal from … parties to collect information. Voting rules that focus on the opposition party sometimes dominate voting rules that focus on …, it is easier to stimulate policy motivated parties than office motivated parties to collect information. However, in …

Collective decision procedures should balance the incentives they provide toacquire information and their capacity to … aggregate private information. In a decisionproblem in which a project can be accepted or rejected once information about its … the other agent's vote.This in turn determines the decision to acquire information. In the debate about a rationalchoice …

retirement savings contributions and information search processes. We combine ideas from the literature in psychology and … has both indirect and direct effects on savings information search. In particular, uncertainty indirectly affects savings … information search because it impacts individuals' intentions to save, which consequently forces individuals to engage in purchase …