A committee makes a decision on a project on behalf of “the public.” Members of the
committee agree on the a priori value of the project, and hold additional private information …

This is a survey on the recent game theoretic literature on committee decision making. We
consider theoretical work on the role of (i) strategic voting,(ii) costly information …

The paper explores strategies that the sponsor of a proposal may employ to convince a
qualified majority of members in a group to approve the proposal. Adopting a mechanism …

Theoretical models of groups suggest that sub-group usage can affect communication
among members and group decision-making. To examine the trade-offs from forming sub …

This paper presents an extremely simple human detection algorithm based on correlating
edge magnitude images with a filter. The key is the technology used to train the filter …

This paper contributes to the growing debate about the role of board-level sustainability
committees, focusing on whether they leverage sustainability expertise for impactful …

We analyze situations in which an expert is biased toward some decision but cares also
about his reputation in the market for experts. The information the expert reveals decreases …

En las últimas décadas, el estudio de las instituciones legislativas sobre fundamentos
teóricos renovados ha acaparado un alto protagonismo en la economía política. La …

This chapter discusses the politics of parliamentary administration in Brazil. The Brazilian
Parliament is made up of two Houses: the lower House and the upper House and focus …

More than a year and a half after the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Blakely v.
Washington,'the future of state sentencing procedures remains uncertain. Legislatures …