Florenz Plassmann Binghamton University,   Binghamton University Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 13902 USA   fplass@binghamton.edu   http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~fplass/       Primary Research Focus: Analyses of voting, Public Choice, Mechanism Design, Environmental Economics   JEL Areas: H : Public Economics R2 : Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Household Analysis: General