Simulating Voting Rule Reforms for the Italian Parliament: An Economic Perspective
Simulating Voting Rule Reforms for the Italian Parliament: An Economic Perspective
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate about the electoral rules in Italy. In particular, we simulate some voting rules to test what is the best electoral system on the basis of a utility function that takes into account two indices — representativeness and governability. As long as governability is important, a mixed member system (75% first-past-the-post, 25% proportional representation) outperforms the others. Our tool is the software ALEX4.1.
- University of California United States
- University of Milano-Bicocca Italy
- University of California, Berkeley United States
- University of Florence Italy
- University of California, San Francisco United States
HB Economic Theory, HG Finance, italian parliament, electoral system, simulations, HF Commerce, electoral system; simulations; evaluation, Italian Parliament, electoral system, simulations, jel: jel:D72, jel: jel:A12, jel: jel:C88
HB Economic Theory, HG Finance, italian parliament, electoral system, simulations, HF Commerce, electoral system; simulations; evaluation, Italian Parliament, electoral system, simulations, jel: jel:D72, jel: jel:A12, jel: jel:C88
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