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Development Discussion Paper

Diversity and the Power of the Elites in Democratic Societies: A Model and a Test.

Oriana Bandiera and Gilat Levy

This paper analyzes whether political outcomes in local democracies are determined by the preferences of the median - typically poor - agents or whether they reflect the wishes of the wealthy elites. A model shows that w...Read more...

August 2010

Theoretical Economics Paper

Religious Organizations

Gilat Levy and Ronnie Razin

We propose a model of religious organizations which relies on the ability of such organizations to affect individual beliefs about the causality between actions in the social context and personal utility shocks. We show ...Read more...

November 2009

Theoretical Economics Paper

Gradualism in Dynamic Agenda Formation

Gilat Levy and Ronnie Razin

We analyze a dynamic model of agenda formation in which players compete in each period to put their ideal policies on the agenda. In each period, with some probability, a decision maker is called upon to take an action f...Read more...

September 2009

Theoretical Economics Paper

Public Education for the Minority, Private Education for the Majority

Gilat Levy

Public provision of private goods such as education is usually viewed as a form of redistribution in kind. However, does it arise when income redistribution is feasible as well? In this paper I analyse a two-dimensional ...Read more...

March 2004

Theoretical Economics Paper

Careerist Judges

Gilat Levy

In this paper I analyse how careerist judges formulate their decisions using information they uncover during deliberations as well as relevant information from previous decisions. I assume that judges have reputation con...Read more...

May 2003

Theoretical Economics Paper

Strategic Consultation in the Presence of Career Concerns

Gilat Levy

In this paper I analyse the strategic interaction of decision makers and their advisers in a consultation process. I find that when agents are concerned about their reputation, consultation results in sub-optimal sharing...Read more...

November 2000