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Minority vs. majority : an experimental study of standardized bids
Pintér, Agnes (contributor); Veszteg, Robert F. (contributor) - 2008
Due to its simplicity the plurality voting system is frequently used to choose a common representative or project … allows voters to reveal more information about their preferences over the candidates. According to the standardized bids … experimental results for the plurality voting scheme. -- efficiency ; experiments ; mechanism design ; public project ; uncertainty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003720837
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The impact of fiscal governance on bond markets : evidence from late budgets and state government borrowing costs
Andersen, Asger Lau; Dreyer Lassen, David; Nielsen, … - 2010
Does fiscal governance affect government borrowing costs? We operationalize fiscal governance as the ability of governments to pass a budget on time and, using a unique data set on budget enactment dates, analyze the effect of such late budgets on government bond yield spreads. Based on a sample...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665172
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Occupational Licensure : From Barbers to Accountants and Physicians, Influences on Professional Practice in the United States
Alvarez, Ph.D., Esq., Ariel - 2013
This paper examines mandatory occupational licensure in several professions from barbers, cosmetologists, radiologic technicians, CPAs, mid-level healthcare providers, and physicians. Mandatory licensure is cited as a mechanism for serving the public interest by assuring professionals possess...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075615
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On two-period committee voting : why straw polls should have consequences
Frommeyer, Tim Julius - 2015
We consider a committee voting setup with two rounds of voting where committee members who possess private information … information in the first voting period. Coughlan (2000) shows that members reveal their information in a straw poll only if their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430746
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Knowledge is power : a theory of information, income, and welfare spending
Lind, Jo Thori; Rohner, Dominic - 2013
model where the voting mistakes resulting from low political knowledge reduce the weight of poor voters, and cause parties …, income is more important in affecting voting behavior for more informed voters than for less informed voters. Further, when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222122
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Adaptive and maladaptive narcissism, charisma, and leadership performance : a study of perceptions about the presidential leadership of Donald Trump
Williams, Ethlyn A.; Pillai, Rajnandini; McCombs, Kate; … - In: Leadership 16 (2020) 6, pp. 661-682
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Bargaining over an endogenous agenda
Anesi, Vincent; Seidmann, Daniel J. - 2012
by voting over proposals. Bargaining ends when proposers are unable or unwilling to amend the existing default, which is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009535532
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Voting right rotation, behavior of committee members and financial market reactions : evidence from the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee
Ehrmann, Michael; Tietz, Robin; Visser, Bauke - 2021
meetings of the committee. Does voting status change behavior? We find that the data go against the hypothesis that without the … voting right, presidents use their public speeches and their meeting interventions to compensate for the loss of formal … influence; rather, they support the hypothesis that the voting right makes presidents more involved. We also find that speeches …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012545129
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Voting right rotation, behavior of committee members and financial market reactions : vidence from the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee
Ehrmann, Michael; Tietz, Robin; Visser, Bauke - 2021
meetings of the committee. Does voting status change behavior? We find that the data go against the hypothesis that without the … voting right, presidents use their public speeches and their meeting interventions to compensate for the loss of formal … influence; rather, they support the hypothesis that the voting right makes presidents more involved. We also find that speeches …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012547590
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Voting right rotation, behavior of committee members and financial market reactions : Evidence from the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee
Ehrmann, Michael; Tietz, Robin; Visser, Bauke - 2021
meetings of the committee. Does voting status change behavior? We find that the data go against the hypothesis that without the … voting right, presidents use their public speeches and their meeting interventions to compensate for the loss of formal … influence; rather, they support the hypothesis that the voting right makes presidents more involved. We also find that speeches …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013222536