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Can Words Get in the Way? The Effect of Deliberation in Collective Decision Making

Author(s): Iaryczower, Matias; Shi, Xiaoxia; Shum, Matthew

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dc.contributor.authorIaryczower, Matias-
dc.contributor.authorShi, Xiaoxia-
dc.contributor.authorShum, Matthew-
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-14T22:10:58Z-
dc.date.available2020-02-14T22:10:58Z-
dc.date.issued2018-03-07en_US
dc.identifier.citationIaryczower, M, Shi, X, Shum, M. (2018). Can Words Get in the Way? The Effect of Deliberation in Collective Decision Making. Journal of Political Economy, 126 (2), 688 - 734. doi:10.1086/696228en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-3808-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr18x81-
dc.description.abstractWe quantify the effect of deliberation on the decisions of US appellate courts. We estimate a model in which strategic judges communicate before casting their votes and then compare the probability of mistakes in the court with deliberation with a counterfactual of no communication. The model has multiple equilibria, and preferences and information parameters are only partially identified. We find that there is a range of parameters in the identified set—when judges tend to disagree ex ante or their private information is imprecise—in which deliberation can be beneficial; otherwise, deliberation reduces the effectiveness of the court. © 2018 by The University of Chicago.en_US
dc.format.extent688 - 734en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Political Economyen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.en_US
dc.titleCan Words Get in the Way? The Effect of Deliberation in Collective Decision Makingen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1086/696228-
dc.identifier.eissn1537-534X-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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