Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Massimo Bordignon
Author-X-Name-First: Massimo
Author-X-Name-Last: Bordignon
Author-Email: massimo.bordignon@unicatt.it
Author-Workplace-Name: DISCE, Università Cattolica
Author-Name: Andrea Monticini
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Monticini
Author-Email:andrea.monticini@unicatt.it
Author-Workplace-Name: DISCE, Università Cattolica
Title: The importance of electoral rule: Evidence from Italy
Abstract: We employ bootstrap methods (Efron (1979)) to test the eect of an important electoral
reform implemented in Italy from 1993 to 2001, that moved the system for electing the Par-
liament from purely proportional to plurality rule (for 75% of the seats). We do not nd any
eect on either the number of parties or the stability of governments (the two main objectives
of the reform) that remained unchanged at their pre-reform level.
Length: 8
Creation-Date: 2011-01
File-URL: http://www.unicatt.it/Istituti/EconomiaFinanza/Quaderni/ief0099.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2011
Number: ief0099
Classification-JEL: H7
Keywords: Electoral system; Plurality rule; Duverger's law; Bootstrap.
Handle: RePEc:ctc:serie3:ief0099