@article{Stadelmann:138635,
      recid = {138635},
      author = {Stadelmann, David and Torgler, Benno},
      title = {Bounded Rationality and Voting Decisions Exploring a  160-Year Period},
      address = {2012-09},
      number = {829-2016-55253},
      series = {ES},
      pages = {38},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Using a natural voting experiment in Switzerland that  encompasses a 160-year period (1848–2009), we investigate  whether a higher level of complexity leads to increased  reliance on expert knowledge. We find that when more  referenda are held on the same day, constituents are more  likely to refer to parliamentary recommendations in making  their decisions. This finding holds true even when we  narrow our focus to referenda with a relatively lower voter  turnout on days on which more than one referendum was held.  We also show that when constituents face a higher level of  complexity, they listen to parliament rather than interest  groups.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/138635},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.138635},
}