ALEX3: A simulation program to compare electoral systems

The paper describes a simulation program for comparing electoral systems. The user fixes some basic features, like the distribution of first preferences, their peakedness, the dimension of the districts, and so on. The program produces the resulting Parliament under a number of electoral system, an index of representativeness and an index of governability. Some possible uses are discussed.

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Year of publication:	2003-11
Authors:	Bissey, Marie-Edith ; Carini, Mauro ; Ortona, Guido
Institutions:	Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	POLIS Working Papers. - ISSN 2038-7296.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	21 pages
Classification:	D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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