Data and Code for: Inducing Cooperation through Weighted Voting and Veto Power

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Antonin Macé, CNRS, PSE and ENS; Rafael Treibich, University of Southern Denmark

Version: View help for Version V1

Name	File Type	Size	Last Modified
Code-AEA.Rmd	text/plain	15 KB	10/04/2019 07:06:AM
README.pdf	application/pdf	74.2 KB	10/04/2019 07:06:AM
UStable.csv	text/csv	1.1 KB	09/17/2019 09:45:AM

Project Citation:

Macé, Antonin, and Treibich, Rafael. Data and Code for: Inducing Cooperation through Weighted Voting and Veto Power. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-07-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E111882V1

Project Description

Summary: We study the design of voting rules for committees representing heterogeneous groups (countries, states, districts) when cooperation among groups is voluntary. While efficiency recommends weighting groups proportionally to their stakes, we show that accounting for participation constraints entails overweighting some groups, those for which the incentive to cooperate is the lowest. When collective decisions are not enforceable, cooperation induces more stringent constraints that may require granting veto power to certain groups. In the benchmark case where groups differ only in their population size (i.e, the apportionment problem), the model provides a rationale for setting a minimum representation for smaller groups.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: international cooperation; weighted voting; veto power

JEL Classification:
      C61 Optimization Techniques • Programming Models • Dynamic Analysis
      C73 Stochastic and Dynamic Games • Evolutionary Games • Repeated Games
      D02 Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
      F53 International Agreements and Observance • International Organizations
      C73

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period(s): 2016 – 2017

Data Type(s): aggregate data; program source code

Methodology

Data Source: US Census Bureau

Unit(s) of Observation: US state

Geographic Unit: US state

Related Publications

Download this project

Published Versions

V1 [2021-07-22]

Export Metadata

Dublin Core

DDI 2.5

Report a Problem

Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.

This material is distributed exactly as it arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.