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Special interest groups versus voters and the political economics of attention

Balles, Patrick; Matter, Ulrich; Stutzer, Alois - 2018

Asymmetric information between voters and legislative representatives poses a major challenge to the functioning of representative democracy. We examine whether representatives are more likely to serve long-term campaign donors instead of constituents during times of low media attention to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949175

Special interest groups versus voters and the political economics of attention

Balles, Patrick; Matter, Ulrich; Stutzer, Alois - 2020

We examine whether representatives are more likely to serve long-term campaign donors instead of constituents during times of low media attention to politics. Based on 425 roll calls between 2005 and 2014 in the US House of Representatives, we show that representatives are more likely to vote...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012211217

Special interest groups versus voters and the political economics of attention

Balles, Patrick; Matter, Ulrich; Stutzer, Alois - 2024

We investigate whether US House representatives favour special interest groups over constituents in periods of low media attention to politics. Analysing 666 roll calls from 2005 to 2018, we show that representatives are more likely to vote against their constituency's preferred position the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512422

Overstrained Citizens? The Number of Ballot Propositions and the Quality of the Decision Process in Direct Democracy

Stutzer, Alois - 2019

We study how the number of ballot propositions affects the quality of decision making in direct democracy, as reflected … in citizens' knowledge, voting behavior, and attitudes toward democracy. Using three comprehensive data sets from … variation in the exposure to popular votes â€“ a high number of propositions impedes the quality of decision making in Swiss …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012868006

Do lawyer-legislators protect their business? : evidence from voting behavior on tort reforms

Matter, Ulrich; Stutzer, Alois - 2013

consistent with the hypothesis that lawyer-legislators, at least in part, pursue their business interests when voting on tort …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009772190

The role of lawyer-legislators in shaping the law : evidence from voting behavior on tort reforms ; conference paper

Matter, Ulrich; Stutzer, Alois - 2014

consistent with the hypothesis that lawyer- legislators, at least in part, pursue their private interests when voting on tort …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485963

The role of lawyer-legislators in shaping the law : evidence from voting behavior on tort reforms

Matter, Ulrich; Stutzer, Alois - 2015

interests when voting on tort issues. Our results highlight the relevance of legislators' identities and individual professional …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488138

Beyond Outcomes: Measuring Procedural Utility

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich> - 2004

in the political decision-making process itself, irrespective of the outcome.Utility is measured by individuals’ reported …

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Beyond Outcomes: Measuring Procedural Utility

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …

procedural utility from participating in the political decision-making process itself, irrespective of the outcome. Utility is …

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Beyond Bentham : measuring procedural utility

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2001

procedural utility from participating in the political decision-making process itself, irrespective of the outcome. Nationals … enjoy both outcome and process utility, while foreigners are excluded from political decision-making and therefore cannot …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398899