How Accurate are Surveyed Preferences for Public Policies? Evidence from a Unique Institutional Setup
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- Patricia Funk, 2016. "How Accurate Are Surveyed Preferences for Public Policies? Evidence from a Unique Institutional Setup," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 98(3), pages 442-454, July.
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Keywords
survey accuracy; opinion polls; preference falsification; direct democracy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- Z - Other Special Topics
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2012-10-06 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-POL-2012-10-06 (Positive Political Economics)
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