Voting on the flag of the Weimar Republic
Voting on the flag of the Weimar Republic
We describe and analyze the voting process leading to the compromise achieved in the Weimar Flag Controversy. We also offer a simple theoretical model that attempts to capture the main forces at work. These forces are: (1) the addition of a compromise alternative that is located between the main ideological positions on the left and on the right; (2) the interdependence of preferences that makes the compromise salient; and (3) a voting process that gradually reveals and aggregates information. Finally, we compare the theoretical insights with the observed outcome.
Gershkov, Alex
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Moldovanu, Benny
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Kleiner, Andreas
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Shi, Xianwen
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20 September 2024
Gershkov, Alex
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Moldovanu, Benny
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Kleiner, Andreas
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Shi, Xianwen
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Gershkov, Alex, Moldovanu, Benny, Kleiner, Andreas and Shi, Xianwen
(2024)
Voting on the flag of the Weimar Republic.
European Economic Review, 170, [104871].
(doi:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104871).
Abstract
We describe and analyze the voting process leading to the compromise achieved in the Weimar Flag Controversy. We also offer a simple theoretical model that attempts to capture the main forces at work. These forces are: (1) the addition of a compromise alternative that is located between the main ideological positions on the left and on the right; (2) the interdependence of preferences that makes the compromise salient; and (3) a voting process that gradually reveals and aggregates information. Finally, we compare the theoretical insights with the observed outcome.
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 September 2024
Published date: 20 September 2024
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/503782
ISSN: 0014-2921
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