We employ bootstrap methods (Efron (1979)) to test the e ect 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 e ect 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.
Bordignon, M., Monticini, A., The importance of electoral rule: Evidence from Italy, <<CESIFO working paper>>, 2011; (3347): 1-9 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/3167]
The importance of electoral rule: Evidence from Italy
Bordignon, Massimo;Monticini, Andrea
2011
Abstract
We employ bootstrap methods (Efron (1979)) to test the e ect 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 e ect 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.
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