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Increasing Altruistic and Cooperative Behaviour with Simple Moral Nudges
Capraro, Valerio - 2019
The conflict between pro-self and pro-social behaviour is at the core of many key problems of our time, as, for example, the reduction of air pollution and the redistribution of scarce resources. For the well-being of our societies, it is thus crucial to find mechanisms to promote pro-social...
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Democracy for polarized committees : the tale of Blotto's lieutenants
Casella, Alessandra; Laslier, Jean-François; Macé, Antonin - In: Games and economic behavior 106 (2017), pp. 239-259
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A rationale for unanimity in committees
Breitmoser, Yves; Valasek, Justin - 2017
information aggregation. Despite this, unanimity is frequently used in committees making decisions on behalf of society. This …
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Symmetric and asymmetric committees
Ben-Yashar, Ruth; Danziger, Leif - 2011
This paper studies the assignment of decision makers to two committees that make decisions by a simple majority rule …. Surprisingly, even with the symmetric assumptions in the spirit of Condorcet, a symmetric composition of committees is not always … committees. However, in the special case of only two skill levels, it is optimal to compose the committees evenly. …
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David and Goliath in the poll booth : group size, voting power and voter turnout
Bönisch, Peter; Geys, Benny; Michelsen, Claus - 2015
This article analyses how the presence of a dominant group of voters within the electorate affects voter turnout. Theoretically, we argue that both the absolute size and the relative power of a dominant group influence voters' decision-making process. The former effect derives from increased...
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Choice vs. Interaction in Public Choice Theory : Discerning The Legacy of the Calculus of Consent
Wagner, Richard E. - 2012
This essay explores the legacy of James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock as it pertains to the establishment of public choice as a field of scholarly inquiry. The Calculus of Consent is surely the Ur-text for capturing that legacy, yet that legacy can be discerned in two distinct directions. One...
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Conflict between Citizen Ownership and the Production of Public Goods
Abrardi, Laura - 2019
The paper investigates the conditions under which consumer ownership should be preferred to investor ownership in economies with externalities. On making their choices investor-owners take into account producer surplus only, while consumer-owners take into account both producer and consumer...
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Public Transport in Delhi - Tragedy of the Commons, Again!
Kathuria, Nimit - 2009
WHAT IS the most immediate tool of empowerment you can provide a person? Ask an economist. Or ask a laborer who has been moved to the outskirts of the city as a part of the quot;big-progressive resettlement schemequot;. Or ask a student. The most likely answer you will get is:...
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Agreeing on Efficient Emissions Reduction
Bos, Olivier; Roussillon, Beatrice; Schweinzer, Paul - 2021
We propose a simple mechanism providing incentives to reduce harmful emissions to their efficient level without infracting upon productive efficiency. The mechanism employs a contest creating incentives among participating nations to simultaneously exert efficient productive and efficient...
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James M. Buchanan and the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice : Extending the Italian Tradition of Public Finance
Wagner, Richard E. - 2017
The Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice began publication in 1983 under the title Economia delle scelte pubbliche, changing to its present title in 1998. Under either name, the Journal reflected the founding editor's (Domenico da Empoli) desire to amplify and extend the Italian...
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