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The efficacy and efforts of interest groups in post elections policy formation

Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitsan, Shemuel - 2012

This paper presents a new model of interest groups and policy formation in the legislature. In our setting, the already given party ideological predispositions and power distribution determine the expected policy outcome. Our analysis applies to the case of un-enforced or enforced party...

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The Efficacy and Efforts of Interest Groups in Post Elections Policy Formation

Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef; Nitzan, Shmuel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

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Symmetric and asymmetric committees

Ben-Yashar, Ruth; Danziger, Leif - 2011

This paper studies the assignment of decision makers to two committees that make decisions by a simple majority rule. There is an even number of decision makers at each of various skill levels and each committee has an odd number of members. Surprisingly, even with the symmetric assumptions in...

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Symmetric and Asymmetric Committees

Ben-Yashar, Ruth; Danziger, Leif - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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Downstream Effects of Voting on Turnout and Political Preferences: Long-Run Evidence from the UK

Jessen, Jonas; Kühnle, Daniel; Wagner, Markus - 2021

Does voting have downstream consequences for turnout and political preferences? While research initially showed strong … support for the notion that the experience of voting fosters civic habits and political engagement, recent work has cast doubt … voting eligibility on subsequent turnout and political preferences using rich panel data from the UK. Exploiting the …

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The Brexit Referendum and Three Types of Regret

Drinkwater, Stephen; Jennings, Colin - 2021

In this paper we examine three forms of regret in relation to the UK’s hugely significant referendum on EU membership that was held in June 2016. These are, (i) whether leave voters at the referendum subsequently regretted their choice (in the light of the result), (ii) whether non-voters...

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Air Pollution Affects Decision-Making: Evidence from the Ballot Box

Bellani, Luna; Ceolotto, Stefano; Elsner, Benjamin; … - 2021

significantly affects voting behavior. An increase in the concentration of PM10 by 10μg/m3 – around two within-county standard …

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Human Capital and Climate Change

Angrist, Noam; Winseck, Kevin; Patrinos, Harry A.; … - 2023

-climate beliefs, behaviors, policy preferences, and novel data on voting for green parties – a particularly consequential outcome to …, and green voting, with voting gains equivalent to a substantial 35% increase. …

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Mr. Rossi, Mr. Hu and Politics: The Role of Immigration in Shaping Natives' Political Preferences

Barone, Guglielmo; D'Ignazio, Alessio; De Blasio, Guido; … - 2014

We analyze the impact of immigration on voting. Using Italian municipality data and IV estimation strategy, we find …

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What Are You Voting For? Proximity to Refugee Reception Centres and Voting in the 2016 Italian Constitutional Referendum

Bratti, Massimiliano; Deiana, Claudio; Havari, Enkelejda; … - 2017

proximity to refugee reception centres on voting behaviour. Our analysis demonstrates that being closer to refugee centres … influence people's voting. It also casts doubts on the political choice to put key decisions, such as changes in the …

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