Crémer, Jacques and Palfrey, Thomas R. (2002) Federal Mandates with Local Agenda Setters. Review of Economic Design, 7 (3). pp. 279-296. ISSN 1434-4742. doi:10.1007/s100580200078. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20160308-103936514
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Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of local monopoly agenda setting on federal standards. Federal standards specify a minimum (or maximum) point in policy space which can be raised (or lowered) by local option. Without local agenda setters, this creates incentives for nonmajoritarian outcomes, with a tendency for policies to be too high (low). Local agenda setters may have incentives to distort these outcomes even further. We demonstrate that federal standards can counterbalance the distortions of local agenda setters.
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| Additional Information: | © 2002 Springer. We wish to thank LEESP, CNRS, and NSF for financial support. The paper has benefitted from helpful comments by Andy Postlewaite, Howard Rosenthal, Norman Schofield, and an anonymous referee. | |||||||||
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| Issue or Number: | 3 | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s100580200078 | |||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20160308-103936514 | |||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20160308-103936514 | |||||||||
| Official Citation: | Crémer, J. & Palfrey, T. Rev Econ Design (2002) 7: 279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100580200078 | |||||||||
| Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | |||||||||
| ID Code: | 65192 | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Susan Vite | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 17 Mar 2016 23:34 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2021 23:41 |
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