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This paper explores whether professional macroeconomic forecasters manipulate their forecasts to influence voting …
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exit does not require new negotiations as the success of a voting initiative only depends on the number and total …
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The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union has had profound economic and political effects. Here, we look at a particular aspect, the power distribution in the Council of the European Union. Using the Shapley-Shubik power index, we calculate the member states' powers with and without...
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Why do politicians rebel and vote against the party line when high stakes bills come to the floor of the legislature? We leverage the three so-called Meaningful Votes that took place in the British House of Commons between January and March 2019 on the Withdrawal Agreement that the Conservative...
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This thesis deals with the measurement of voting power in different decision environments. After a short introduction … Economic Community (EEC) with a more comprehensive picture of Luxembourg's role in EEC's voting system. It turns out that the … assessment of Luxembourg's voting power is sensitive to the role played by the European Commission in the decision …
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