If voter preferences depend on a noisy state variable, under what conditions do large elections deliver outcomes quot;as ifquot; the state were common knowledge? While the existing literature models elections using the jury metaphor where a change in information regarding the state induces...

We study the problem of aggregating private information in elections with two or more alternatives. We characterize environments where information can be aggregated asymptotically by a sequence of equilibria of voting games as the electorate grows large and explore the implications for the...

In developing countries with weak enforcement institutions, there is implicitly a large reliance on electoral incentives to reduce corruption. In this paper we study the effect of electoral competition on corruption when uncertainty in elections is high, as in many developing countries. Our...