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Transparency in Parliamentary Voting

Journal
Journal of Public Economics
ISSN
0047-2727
ISSN-Digital
1879-2316
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2018-07
Author(s)
Benesch, Christine
Bütler, Monika
Hofer, Katharina Eva
DOI
10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.04.005
Abstract
How does transparency affect voting behavior? To answer this question we exploit a switch from a show of hands to electronic voting in the Upper House of the Swiss Parliament. The change, which took place halfway through the 2011–2015 legislative period, also brought about the online publication of individual voting records. Using the Lower House as a control group, we compare individual voting decisions in a set of identical votes in both chambers. This unique framework makes it possible to estimate the causal effect of increased transparency on legislators' choices.

Since the reform, members of the Upper House are less likely to deviate from the majority decision of their party. Legislators representing the same canton are also less likely to cast an aligned vote, suggesting that voters lose influence over their representatives in parliament.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
None
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher place
Amsterdam [u.a.]
Volume
163
Start page
60
End page
76
Pages
17
Official URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.04.005
URL
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/100256
Subject(s)
  • economics

  • political science

Division(s)
  • SIAW - Swiss Institut...

  • SEW - Swiss Institute...

Eprints ID
254027
Scopus© citations
9
Acquisition Date
Jun 3, 2023
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