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TRADING VOTES FOR VOTES. A DYNAMIC THEORY by Casella, Alessandra, Palfrey, Thomas

“…We develop a framework to study the dynamics of vote trading over multiple binary issues. We prove that there always exists a stable allocation of votes that…”
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Public goods in trade: on the formation of markets and jurisdictions by Casella Feinstein, Alessandra, Jonathan S.

“…Must the integration of markets be accompanied by the harmonization of societies' institutions? We study a model of heterogenous individuals where a public…”
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Does Vote Trading Improve Welfare? by Casella, Alessandra, Macé, Antonin

“…Voters have strong incentives to increase their influence by trading votes, acquiring others' votes when preferences are strong in exchange for giving votes…”
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Minority turnout and representation under cumulative voting. An experiment by Casella, Alessandra, Guo, Jeffrey Da-Ren, Jiang, Michelle

“…Under majoritarian election systems, securing the participation and representation of minorities remains an open problem, made salient in the US by its history…”
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Trading votes for votes: A laboratory study by Casella, Alessandra, Palfrey, Thomas R.

“…Vote trading is ubiquitous in committees and legislatures, and yet we know very little about its properties. We explore this subject with a laboratory…”
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Communication in context: Interpreting promises in an experiment on competition and trust by Casella, Alessandra, Kartik, Navin, Sanchez, Luis, Turban, Sébastien

“…How much do people lie, and how much do people trust communication when lying is possible? An important step toward answering these questions is understanding…”
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Storable votes by Casella, Alessandra

“…Motivated by the need for more flexible decision-making mechanisms in the European Union, the paper proposes a simple but novel voting scheme for binary…”
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Democracy undone. Systematic minority advantage in competitive vote markets by Casella, Alessandra, Turban, Sébastien

“…We study the competitive equilibrium of a market for votes where the choice is binary and it is known that a majority of the voters supports one of the two…”
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Democracy for Polarized Committees: The Tale of Blotto's Lieutenants by Casella, Alessandra, Laslier, Jean-François, Macé, Antonin

“…In polarized committees, majority voting disenfranchises the minority. Allowing voters to spend freely a fixed budget of votes over multiple issues restores…”
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Agenda control as a cheap talk game: Theory and experiments with Storable Votes by Casella, Alessandra

“…The paper studies a committee voting sequentially on a known series of binary proposals. Each member is granted, in addition to a vote for each proposal, a…”
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A Property Rights Approach to Temporary Work Visas by Casella, Alessandra, Cox, Adam B.

“…Rules for temporary labor visas in the United States are criticized on three grounds: for failing to allocate visas efficiently, for failing to adequately…”
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Competitive Equilibrium in Markets for Votes by Casella, Alessandra, Llorente-Saguer, Aniol, Palfrey, Thomas R.

“…We develop a competitive equilibrium theory of a market for votes. Before voting on a binary issue, individuals may buy and sell their votes with each other…”
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Vote trading with and without party leaders by Casella, Alessandra, Palfrey, Thomas, Turban, Sébastien

“…Two groups of voters of known sizes disagree over a single binary decision to be taken by simple majority. Individuals have different, privately observed…”
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Storable votes and judicial nominations in the US Senate by Casella, Alessandra, Turban, Sébastien, Wawro, Gregory

“…We model a procedural reform aimed at restoring a proper role for the minority in the confirmation process of judicial nominations in the US Senate. We propose…”
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A simple scheme to improve the efficiency of referenda by Casella, Alessandra, Gelman, Andrew

“…Referenda are becoming a common tool for public decision-making, and as reliance on direct democracy increases, so does the importance of giving representation…”
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Overcoming Informational Barriers to International Resource Allocation: Prices and Ties by Rauch, James E., Casella, Alessandra

“…Incomplete information creates matching friction that interferes with the ability of prices to allocate scarce resources across countries but can be overcome…”
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An experimental study of storable votes by Casella, Alessandra, Gelman, Andrew, Palfrey, Thomas R.

“…The storable votes mechanism is a voting method for committees that meet periodically to consider a series of binary decisions. Each member is allocated a…”
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Redistribution policy: A European model by Casella, Alessandra

“…Following the rationale for regional redistribution programs described in the official documents of the European Union, this paper studies a simple…”
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Information channels in labor markets: On the resilience of referral hiring by Casella, Alessandra, Hanaki, Nobuyuki

“…Economists and sociologists disagree over markets’ potential to substitute for personal connections. We study a model of labor markets where social ties are…”
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Alan Kirman: A non-representative economist by Casella, Alessandra, Thoron, Sylvie, Trannoy, Alain

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