textabstractSome committees are made up of experts, persons who care both about the matter at hand and about coming across as able decision- makers. We derive two propositions about the way members of such committees interact with the outside world. First, they would like to conceal disagreement from the public. That is, once the decision has been reached, they show a united front to the outside world. Second, if such committees are required to become transparent, e.g., by publishing verbatim transcripts of their meetings, members will organize pre-meetings away from the public eye. Large part of the paper is dedicated to a case study of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee in the United States. It provides suggestive evidence supporting ...
This article reviews recent developments in the theory of committee decision-making. A committee con...
In this paper I analyze the effect of the transparency of the decision making process in committees ...
In this paper I analyze the effect of the transparency of the decision making process in committees ...
Some committees are made up of experts, persons who care both about the matter at hand and about com...
Some committees are made up of experts, persons interested in both the (subject) matter at hand and ...
A committee makes a decision on a project on behalf of "the public." Members of the committee agree ...
A committee makes a decision on a project on behalf of "the public." Members of the committee agree ...
Some committees convene behind closed doors while others publicly discuss issues and make their deci...
Some committees convene behind closed doors while others publicly discuss issues and make their deci...
textabstractTransparent decision-making processes are widely regarded as a prerequisite for the work...
Transparency in committee decision making may have clear benefits by making members more accountable...
The article focuses on the effect of transparency of committees on committee member voting. Proponen...
A committee of five uses majority rule for decisions on two public goods. Individual committee membe...
We test whether outside experts have information not available to insiders by using the voting recor...
In a parsimonious model of a collective decision problem with partially conflict-ing interests, we s...
This article reviews recent developments in the theory of committee decision-making. A committee con...
In this paper I analyze the effect of the transparency of the decision making process in committees ...
In this paper I analyze the effect of the transparency of the decision making process in committees ...
Some committees are made up of experts, persons who care both about the matter at hand and about com...
Some committees are made up of experts, persons interested in both the (subject) matter at hand and ...
A committee makes a decision on a project on behalf of "the public." Members of the committee agree ...
A committee makes a decision on a project on behalf of "the public." Members of the committee agree ...
Some committees convene behind closed doors while others publicly discuss issues and make their deci...
Some committees convene behind closed doors while others publicly discuss issues and make their deci...
textabstractTransparent decision-making processes are widely regarded as a prerequisite for the work...
Transparency in committee decision making may have clear benefits by making members more accountable...
The article focuses on the effect of transparency of committees on committee member voting. Proponen...
A committee of five uses majority rule for decisions on two public goods. Individual committee membe...
We test whether outside experts have information not available to insiders by using the voting recor...
In a parsimonious model of a collective decision problem with partially conflict-ing interests, we s...
This article reviews recent developments in the theory of committee decision-making. A committee con...
In this paper I analyze the effect of the transparency of the decision making process in committees ...
In this paper I analyze the effect of the transparency of the decision making process in committees ...