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Minority Voting on the Council of Experts: A Politico-Economic Analysis

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An analysis of minority voting on the German Council of Economic Experts in the period of 1971-2011 shows that members nominated by the unions positioned themselves differently to their colleagues by adopting different voting behaviour.

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  • Niklas Potrafke, 2013. "Minority Voting on the Council of Experts: A Politico-Economic Analysis," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 66(09), pages 37-40, May.
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