Is specialization desirable in committee decision making?

Committee decision making is examined in this study focusing on the role assigned to the committee members. In particular, we are concerned about the comparison between committee performance under specialization and non-specialization of the decision makers.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Ben-Yashar, Ruth ; Koh, Winston T. H. ; Nitzan, Shmuel
Publisher:	Ramat-Gan : Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
Subject:	Politische Entscheidung \| Gruppenentscheidung \| Entscheidung bei Unsicherheit \| Abstimmungsregel \| Neue politische Ökonomie \| project selection \| public policy \| collective decision making \| committee \| uncertain dichotomous choice \| specialization \| simple majority rule

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Series:	Working Paper ; 2009-16
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	601890132 [GVK] hdl:10419/96028 [Handle] RePEc:biu:wpaper:2009-16 [RePEc]
Classification:	D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty ; D71 - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
Source:	EconStor

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