Let Me Vote! An experimental study of vote rotation in committees

R. Bosman, Philipp Maier (), Vjollca Sadiraj and Frans van Winden ()

No 2006-18, Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series from Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Abstract: We conduct an experiment to investigate (i) whether rotation in voting increases a committeeâ??s efficiency, and (ii) the extent to which rotation is likely to critically influence collective and individual welfare. The experiment is based on the idea that voters have to trade-off individual versus common interests. Our findings indicate that the choice of a rotation scheme has important consequences: it â??paysâ?? to be allowed to vote, as voting committee members earn significantly more than non-voting members. Hence, rotation is not neutral. We also find that smaller committees decide faster and block fewer decisions. This reduces frustration among committee members.

JEL-codes: D70 D78 E58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 2002-06, Revised 2013-08
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