The status quo bias and reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: impact of voting rules, the European Commission and external changes
构建了一个欧盟共同农业政策决策的正式模型，分析投票规则、政策工具数量和外部变化如何影响改革的发生与程度，以及欧盟委员会的影响力。
We develop a formal model of EU decision-making on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The model is used to evaluate under what conditions CAP reform occurs and what the influence of the European Commission (Commission) is on CAP reform. We find that the voting and amendment rules in the Council of the European Union, the number of policy instruments and external changes have important impacts on the occurrence and extent of CAP reform and on the influence of the Commission. Stricter voting rules increase the status quo bias and reduce Commission influence, whereas stricter amendment rules increase both the status quo bias and Commission influence. More significant external change results in more reform and more Commission influence.