In this paper, we address empirically the trade-offs involved in choosing between bureaucrats and politicians. In order … counterparts (”politicians”). We evaluate how performance would change if the courts replaced majority rule with unanimity rule …

At the start of their term, politicians often announce which issue they intend to address. To shed light on this agenda … addressing an issue means that the status quo is maintained. Politicians differ in their ability to make correct decisions. They … that politicians and voters have different priors concerning the desirability of a major reform. We show that electoral …