Delegating decisions can boost payoffs in voting games, study finds.
Delegating decision-making to others can lead to better outcomes in certain situations, like voting on policies with uncertain outcomes. By assigning someone with different beliefs to make decisions, an agent can increase their payoff in a cheap-talk game. In a voting scenario, if the median voter isn't very confident in their beliefs, it's better for them to elect someone else to make the decision. The optimal choice of decision-maker depends on the cost of making the wrong decision.