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Statistical mechanics of voting
Decision procedures aggregating the preferences of multiple agents can produce cycles and hence outcomes which have been described heuristically as `chaotic'.
B. Hasslacher+36 more
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How to shake the Invisible Hand (when Robinson meets Friday) [PDF]
We propose to define the invisible hand by (i) modelling the mechanism itself (not to just assume its existence) and (ii) making explicit the limit conditions for its working.
Antoine Billot
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DECENTRALIZED TRADE, RANDOM UTILITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE [PDF]
We study decentralized trade processes in general exchange economies and house allocation problems with and without money. The processes are subject to persistent random shocks stemming from agents’ maximization of random utility.
Michihiro Kandori+2 more
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Filling position incentives in matching markets [PDF]
One of the main problems in the hospital-doctor matching is the maldistribution of doctor assignments across hospitals. Namely, many hospitals in rural areas are matched with far fewer doctors than what they need.
Afacan, Mustafa Oguz+1 more
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Enumerating rights: more is not always better. [PDF]
Ball S, Dave C, Dodds S.
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"A Characterization of the Plurality Rule" [PDF]
We consider an axiomatic characterization of the plurality rule, which selects the alternative(s) most preferred by the largest number of individuals.
Yohei Sekiguchi
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Manipulation under k-approval scoring rules [PDF]
Under a k-approval scoring rule each agent attaches a score of one to his k most preferred alternatives and zero to the other alternatives. The rule assigns the set of alternatives with maximal score. Agents may extend preferences to sets in several ways:
Peters, Hans, Roy, Souvik, Storcken, Ton
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Challenges of design, implementation, acceptability, and potential for, biomedical technologies in the Peruvian Amazon. [PDF]
Bressan T+8 more
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Sub-field normaliztion in the multiplicative case : high- and low- impact citation indicators [PDF]
This paper uses high- and low-impact citation indicators for the evaluation of the citation performance of research units at different aggregate levels.
Javier Ruiz-Castillo, Neus Herranz
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Validation of Two Instruments for the Correct Allocation of School Furniture in Secondary Schools to Prevent Back Pain. [PDF]
Gutiérrez-Santiago A+3 more
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