Bouton et al. (2022) compare the properties of majority run-off and plurality rule elections in a laboratory setting …, focusing on Duverger's prediction that plurality rule leads to higher levels of strategic voting. They produce a causal … estimate of the difference in incidence of strategic voting across systems, finding more strategic voting under the plurality …

We develop a competitive equilibrium theory of a market for votes. Before voting on a binary issue, individuals may buy … market for votes generates welfare losses, relative to simple majority voting, if the committee is large enough or the …

with Duverger's predictions, coordination forces are strong in majority runoff elections. We indeed observe similar levels … of coordination under both rules, even when sincere voting is an equilibrium only under majority runoff. Our results …

with Duverger's predictions, coordination forces are strong in majority runoff elections. We indeed observe similar levels … of coordination under both rules, even when sincere voting is an equilibrium only under majority runoff. Our results …