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Working Papers

2020

1. Majoritarian Bargaining over Budgetary Divisions and Policy
   Working Papers, New York University Abu Dhabi, Department of Social Science View citations (2)
2. Social Groups and the Effectiveness of Protests
   Working Papers, New York University Abu Dhabi, Department of Social Science View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (3)
3. The Determinants of Multilateral Bargaining: A Comprehensive Analysis of Baron and Ferejohn Majoritarian Bargaining Experiments
   Working Papers, New York University Abu Dhabi, Department of Social Science View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The determinants of multilateral bargaining: a comprehensive analysis of Baron and Ferejohn majoritarian bargaining experiments, Experimental Economics, Springer (2022) View citations (12) (2022)

2019

4. Runoff Elections in the Laboratory
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Run-off Elections in the Laboratory, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2016

5. Personality Traits and the Gender Gap in Ideology
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Chapter Personality Traits and the Gender Gap in Ideology, Studies in Political Economy, Springer (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2014

6. Corruption in Committees: An Experimental Study of Information Aggregation through Voting
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Corruption in Committees: An Experimental Study of Information Aggregation through Voting, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
7. Equilibrium Selection in Sequential Games with Imperfect Information
   Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods View citations (7)
   Also in Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance (2014) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Equilibrium selection in sequential games with imperfect information, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2013

8. Exit Polls, Turnout, and Bandwagon Voting: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
   CREMA Working Paper Series, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Exit polls, turnout, and bandwagon voting: Evidence from a natural experiment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2015) View citations (50) (2015)
9. The dark side of the vote: Biased voters, social information, and information aggregation through majority voting
   Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
   Also in Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School (2012) View citations (3)
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2012) View citations (3)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The dark side of the vote: Biased voters, social information, and information aggregation through majority voting, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2019) View citations (5) (2019)

2011

10. Income and Ideology: How Personality Traits, Cognitive Abilities, and Education Shape Political Attitudes
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (15)

2008

11. Let the Experts Decide? Asymmetric Information, Abstention, and Coordination in Standing Committees
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Let the experts decide? Asymmetric information, abstention, and coordination in standing committees, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2011) View citations (42) (2011)
12. Turned Off or Turned Out? Campaign Advertising,Information, and Voting
    Working Papers, George Mason University, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Turned on or turned out? Campaign advertising, information and voting, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2011) View citations (29) (2011)

2007

13. The Swing Voter's Curse in the Laboratory
    Working Papers, New York University, Center for Experimental Social Science
    Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2007) View citations (7)
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005)
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (2006)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (4)
    Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy (2005)
    See also Journal Article The Swing Voter's Curse in the Laboratory, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2010) View citations (65) (2010)

2006

14. Efficiency, Equity, and Timing in Voting Mechanisms
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics
    Also in Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy (2005) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2005) View citations (5)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (2006)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency, Equity, and Timing of Voting Mechanisms, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2007) View citations (41) (2007)

1998

15. Information Asymmetries and Simultaneous versus Sequential Voting
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Information Asymmetries and Simultaneous versus Sequential Voting, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (1999) View citations (56) (1999)

1992

16. Campaign Spending with Impressionable Voters
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (4)

1989

17. VOTING LAWS, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND MINORITY TURNOUT
    Working Papers, Florida - College of Business Administration View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Voting Laws, Educational Policies, and Minority Turnout, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (1991) View citations (25) (1991)

Undated

18. Information aggregation & strategic abstention in large laboratory elections
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Journal Articles

2022

1. Analytical thinking, prosocial voting, and intergroup competition: experimental evidence from China
   Public Choice, 2022, 191, (3), 363-385
2. Can paying politicians well reduce corruption? The effects of wages and uncertainty on electoral competition
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2022, 135, (C), 60-73 View citations (1)
3. Run-off Elections in the Laboratory
   The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (641), 106-146 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Runoff Elections in the Laboratory, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
4. The determinants of multilateral bargaining: a comprehensive analysis of Baron and Ferejohn majoritarian bargaining experiments
   Experimental Economics, 2022, 25, (4), 1079-1108 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper The Determinants of Multilateral Bargaining: A Comprehensive Analysis of Baron and Ferejohn Majoritarian Bargaining Experiments, Working Papers (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2021

5. Polarizing information and support for reform
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 185, (C), 883-901 View citations (1)

2020

6. Reducing the detrimental effect of identity voting: An experiment on intergroup coordination in China
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 174, (C), 320-331 View citations (3)
7. The effect of religion on Muslims’ charitable contributions to members of a non‐Muslim majority
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2020, 22, (2), 433-448 View citations (1)

2019

8. Public Voting and Prosocial Behavior
   Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2019, 6, (3), 141-158 View citations (6)
9. The dark side of the vote: Biased voters, social information, and information aggregation through majority voting
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2019, 113, (C), 461-481 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper The dark side of the vote: Biased voters, social information, and information aggregation through majority voting, Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior (2013) (2013)

2018

10. Equilibrium selection in sequential games with imperfect information
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2018, 109, (C), 465-483 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Equilibrium Selection in Sequential Games with Imperfect Information, Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
11. Saying versus doing: a new donation method for measuring ideal points
    Public Choice, 2018, 176, (1), 79-106 View citations (3)

2015

12. Corruption in Committees: An Experimental Study of Information Aggregation through Voting
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2015, 17, (4), 553-579 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Corruption in Committees: An Experimental Study of Information Aggregation through Voting, Discussion Papers (2014) (2014)
13. Exit polls, turnout, and bandwagon voting: Evidence from a natural experiment
    European Economic Review, 2015, 77, (C), 65-81 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Exit Polls, Turnout, and Bandwagon Voting: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, CREMA Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
14. What motivates bandwagon voting behavior: Altruism or a desire to win?
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 40, (PB), 224-241 View citations (22)

2014

15. Communication and Voting in Multi‐party Elections: An Experimental Study
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (574), F196-F225 View citations (8)
16. Political Economy Experiments: Introduction
    Economic Journal, 2014, 124, (574), F129-F130 View citations (2)

2012

17. Decisiveness of contributors’ perceptions in elections
    Economic Theory, 2012, 49, (3), 571-590 View citations (5)

2011

18. Let the experts decide? Asymmetric information, abstention, and coordination in standing committees
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2011, 72, (2), 485-509 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Let the Experts Decide? Asymmetric Information, Abstention, and Coordination in Standing Committees, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
19. Turned on or turned out? Campaign advertising, information and voting
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (4), 708-727 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Turned Off or Turned Out? Campaign Advertising,Information, and Voting, Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2010

20. The Swing Voter's Curse in the Laboratory
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2010, 77, (1), 61-89 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper The Swing Voter's Curse in the Laboratory, Working Papers (2007) (2007)

2008

21. Information Aggregation and Strategic Abstention in Large Laboratory Elections
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 194-200 View citations (49)

2007

22. Efficiency, Equity, and Timing of Voting Mechanisms
    American Political Science Review, 2007, 101, (3), 409-424 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Efficiency, Equity, and Timing in Voting Mechanisms, Levine's Bibliography (2006) (2006)

1999

23. Information Asymmetries and Simultaneous versus Sequential Voting
    American Political Science Review, 1999, 93, (1), 51-67 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Information Asymmetries and Simultaneous versus Sequential Voting, Public Economics (1998) (1998)

1998

24. Minority Representation in Multimember Districts
    American Political Science Review, 1998, 92, (1), 127-144 View citations (60)
25. Primary Election Systems and Representation
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1998, 14, (2), 304-24 View citations (26)

1996

26. Evidence on Electoral Accountability in the U.S. Senate: Are Unfaithful Agents Really Punished?
    Economic Inquiry, 1996, 34, (3), 545-67 View citations (11)

1995

27. Constituent Errors in Assessing Their Senators
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (3-4), 251-71 View citations (5)

1993

28. Incomplete Information and Ideological Explanations of Platform Divergence
    American Political Science Review, 1993, 87, (2), 382-392 View citations (30)
29. Promising Directions in Public Choice
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (1), 85-93 View citations (1)

1992

30. ELECTIONS AND THE THEORY OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS: A SURVEY AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS*
    Economics and Politics, 1992, 4, (1), 79-108 View citations (57)
31. Revealed Preferences for Property Taxes: An Empirical Study of Perceived Tax Incidence
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (1), 176-79 View citations (5)

1991

32. An Analysis of Legislative Inefficiency and Ideological Behavior
    Public Choice, 1991, 69, (2), 211-22 View citations (1)
33. Voting Laws, Educational Policies, and Minority Turnout
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1991, 34, (2), 371-93 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper VOTING LAWS, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND MINORITY TURNOUT, Working Papers (1989) View citations (4) (1989)

Chapters

2016

1. Personality Traits and the Gender Gap in Ideology
   Springer View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Personality Traits and the Gender Gap in Ideology, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2005

2. Experiments in Majoritarian Bargaining
   Springer View citations (48)