Bearse, Peter; Glomm, Gerhard; Janeba, Eckhard - In: Journal of Public Economic Theory 3 (2001) 4, pp. 471-81
In this paper we study whether majority voting equilibria exist when preferences over public policies are not single peaked. The government levies a proportional income tax. Tax revenue is used to finance a uniform lump-sum transfer and public education. Individuals vote on the composition of...