Introduction to a special issue in honor of Kenneth Arrow
In: Public choice, Band 179, Heft 1-2, S. 1-6
ISSN: 1573-7101
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In: Public choice, Band 179, Heft 1-2, S. 1-6
ISSN: 1573-7101
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 79, Heft 1, S. 153-165
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: Journal of theoretical politics, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 189-191
ISSN: 1460-3667
In: The journal of politics: JOP
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 60, Heft 2, S. 322-336
ISSN: 0092-5853
In: American journal of political science, Band 60, Heft 2, S. 322-336
ISSN: 1540-5907
This article considers the possibility of mutually beneficial communication among groups when any group may choose to unilaterally join or exit an alliance. My main concern is the trade‐off groups face between the informational benefits of associating with others in a large society versus the costs imposed by power sharing and preference diversity. When these costs are sufficiently high, groups may prefer exit to association. The results of this article characterize the associations of groups that can be sustained in equilibrium, and within those associations, the types of groups that choose to meaningfully communicate with others. The results demonstrate that there can be benefits or costs associated with the inclusion of preference extremists in a diverse society, whether or not those extremists choose to actively communicate with outgroups. The results also speak to institutional mechanisms for fostering communication across diverse groups.
In: Journal of theoretical politics, Band 21, Heft 3, S. 343-364
ISSN: 1460-3667
I present a formal model of the effect of political representation on the formation of group identities using the drafting of the United States Constitution as a case study. I first show the presence of `factions', or groups with competing interests, to be beneficial in forging a national identity. Next, I use this model to argue that the Great Compromise succeeded as more than a political maneuver to ensure ratification of the Constitution; it created a political environment in which an American national identity could emerge. I find that representation schemes that ignore group distinctions and use the individual as the basic unit of political representation may induce individuals to embrace a group-based notion of identity. Conversely, acknowledging group distinctions by using the group as a unit of political representation may induce individuals to embrace a more universalistic conception of identity, and thus may make group distinctions less salient.
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 53, Heft 1, S. 36-54
ISSN: 0092-5853
In: Journal of Theoretical Politics, Band 21, Heft 3, S. 343-364
I present a formal model of the effect of political representation on the formation of group identities using the drafting of the United States Constitution as a case study. I first show the presence of 'factions', or groups with competing interests, to be beneficial in forging a national identity. Next, I use this model to argue that the Great Compromise succeeded as more than a political maneuver to ensure ratification of the Constitution; it created a political environment in which an American national identity could emerge. I find that representation schemes that ignore group distinctions and use the individual as the basic unit of political representation may induce individuals to embrace a group-based notion of identity. Conversely, acknowledging group distinctions by using the group as a unit of political representation may induce individuals to embrace a more universalistic conception of identity, and thus may make group distinctions less salient. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., copyright holder.]
In: Journal of theoretical politics, Band 21, Heft 3, S. 343-364
ISSN: 0951-6298
In: American journal of political science, Band 53, Heft 1, S. 36-54
ISSN: 1540-5907
I present a new method of interpreting voter preferences in settings where policy remains in effect until replaced by new legislation. In such settings voters consider not only the utility they receive from a given policy today, but also the utility they will receive from policies likely to replace that policy in the future. The model can be used to characterize both long‐term preferences and distributions over policy outcomes in situations where policy is ongoing and voters are farsighted.
In: Public choice, Band 136, Heft 1-2, S. 201-213
ISSN: 1573-7101
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 70, Heft 4, S. 956-973
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: Public choice, Band 136, Heft 1, S. 201-214
ISSN: 0048-5829
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 70, Heft 4, S. 956-973
ISSN: 0022-3816