Abstract
In this paper we estimate a bargaining model of government formation in parliamentary democracies. We use the estimated structural model to conduct constitutional experiments aimed at evaluating the impact of institutional features of the political environment on the duration of the government formation process, the type of coalitions that form, and their relative stability.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 27-70 |
| Number of pages | 44 |
| Journal | Econometrica |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bargaining
- Coalitions
- Comparative constitutional design
- Government dissolution
- Government formation
- Political stability