What does it Take for Congress to Enact Good Policies? Unpacking Institutions and Electoral Concerns
Publication Year
2016
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this paper, we study the conditions under which members of Congress incorporate policy-specic information in their voting decisions. To do this, we estimate an empirical model that accounts for uncertainty and private information about the quality of the proposal. We show that seniority and uncompetitive elections lead to higher ideological rigidity, and curtail the role of information in policy-making.
Journal
Economics & Politics
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
79-104
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