How Important is Legislative Uncertainty? Evidence of Imperfect Information, Learning, and Position-Taking in a State Legislature

• In Event: Shaping What People Think and Feel (and Dare to Say)

Brief Overview

We present experimental results that show the scope of legislative uncertainty and the effectiveness of legislative institutions in overcoming it.We find
that legislators are broadly uninformed about policy proposals but learn from provided research.

Authors

• Adam Zelizer, University of Chicago

• Elizabeth I Dorssom, University of Missouri

• Patricia A. Kirkland, Princeton University