the three options. Three information conditions are tested: uninformed, in which voters know only their own preference … ordering and the own benefits from each option; aggregate information, in which in addition they know the aggregate realized … distribution of the preference orderings and full information, in which they also know how the relative importance attributed to …

appropriate information provision enhances efficiency. We discuss extensions of the model and argue that subsidies may be a … property of a signalling equilibrium to overcome credibility problems in information provision. In addition we point out … possible problems with overreaction to public information. Furthermore, we suggest a new focus for development policy. …

Results from a new experiment shed light on the effects of voter information on vote buying and incumbent advantage …. The treatment provided voters with information about a major spending program and the proposed allocations and promises of … targeted for vote buying. We develop a model of vote buying that accounts for these results. The information raised voter …