Repeated Majority Voting

Pre-print, Working paper: We propose a general model of repeated voting in committees and study equilibrium behavior under alternative majority rules. We find that repetition may significantly increase the efficiency of majority voting through a mechanism of intertemporal logrolling, agents sometimes voting against their immediate preference to benefit the group’s long-term interest. In turn, this affects the comparison of majority rules, which may differ significantly relative to the static setting. The model provides a rationale for the use of super-majority rules, while accounting for the prevalence of consensus in committee voting.

Author(s)

Antonin Macé, Rafael Treibich

Date of publication
  • 2024
Keywords JEL
C.C7.C73 D.D7.D71 D.D7.D72
Keywords
  • Logrolling
  • Repeated games
  • Majority voting
  • Preference intensities
  • Consensus
Internal reference
  • PSE Working Papers n°2024-16
Pages
  • 52 p.
Version
  • 1