Under closed-list proportional representation, a partyís electoral list determines the order in which legislative seats are allocated to candidates. When candidates di§er in their ability, parties face a trade-o§ between competence and incentives. Ranking candidates in decreasing order of...

We consider competitive markets for multiple commodities with endogenous formation of one- or two-person households. Within each two-person household, externalities from the partnerś commodity consumption and unpriced actions are allowed. Each individual has two types of traits: observable...