Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … of group decisiveness into voting incentives and mobilization of voters. In the elections that we study, for the same …

Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … of group decisiveness into voting incentives and mobilization of voters. In the elections that we study, for the same …

recommendations. We find that voting recommendations do indeed matter, implying that even in a secularized world, religion plays a … crucial role in voting decisions. …

recommendations. We find that voting recommendations do indeed matter, implying that even in a secularized world, religion plays a … crucial role in voting decisions. …

This paper analyzes voting on a linear income tax which is redistributed lump sum to the taxpayers. Individuals can …

A conclave is a voting mechanism in which a committee selects an alternative by voting until a sufficient supermajority … conclave leads to efficiency gains relative to simple majority voting. We also compare welfare properties of a static versus a …

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 …

and bargaining games from three seminal social preference experiments. …