In this paper we analyze the consequences of the fairness recommendation of the Venice Commission in allocating voting … definition, is not compatible with monotonicity and Harequota properties, two standard requirements of apportionment rules. We … present an algorithm that efficiently finds an allotment such that the differences from the average district size are …

. In this paper we show analytically how different arrangements could affect the voting behaviour of individual MPC members … on preprepared policy options. Instead, interest rate proposals should arise endogenously as a majority of views …. -- Monetary policy committee ; voting ; Bank of England ; Federal Open Market Committee …

Due to its simplicity the plurality voting system is frequently used to choose a common representative or project …. Nevertheless it may fail to provide a socially efficient decision as a majority can outvote any minority even if the majority … experimental results for the plurality voting scheme. -- efficiency ; experiments ; mechanism design ; public project ; uncertainty …

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 …