Meetings with costly participation
We study a collective decision-making process in which people who are interested in an issue are invited to attend a meeting, and the policy chosen is a compromise among the preferences of those who show up. We show that in an equilibrium the number of attendees is small and their positions are extreme; in a wide range of circumstances the outcome is random. These characteristics of an equilibrium are consistent with evidence on the outcome of hearings on US regulatory policy.
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| Length: | 41 pages |
| Date of creation: | 11 May 1998 |
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| Handle: | RePEc:tor:tecipa:mturner-98-02 |
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