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Econometrica, 1988
Summary: Many electoral rules (such as those governing the U.S. Constitution) require a super-majority vote to change the status quo. It is well known that without some restriction on preferences, super-majority rules have paradoxical properties. For example, electoral cycles are possible with anything other than 100\%-majority rule. Can those problems
Caplin, Andrew S, Nalebuff, Barry J
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Summary: Many electoral rules (such as those governing the U.S. Constitution) require a super-majority vote to change the status quo. It is well known that without some restriction on preferences, super-majority rules have paradoxical properties. For example, electoral cycles are possible with anything other than 100\%-majority rule. Can those problems
Caplin, Andrew S, Nalebuff, Barry J
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Random Structures and Algorithms, 1998
Summary: Let \(\mathbb{B}^n= \{-1,1\}^n\) denote the vertices of the \(n\)-dimensional cube. Let \(U(m)\) be a random \(m\)-element subset of \(\mathbb{B}^n\) and suppose \({\mathbf w}\in\mathbb{B}^n\) is a vertex closest to the centroid of \(U(m)\). Using a large deviation, multivariate local limit theorem due to Richter, we show that \(n/\pi\log n ...
Shao C. Fang, Santosh S. Venkatesh
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Summary: Let \(\mathbb{B}^n= \{-1,1\}^n\) denote the vertices of the \(n\)-dimensional cube. Let \(U(m)\) be a random \(m\)-element subset of \(\mathbb{B}^n\) and suppose \({\mathbf w}\in\mathbb{B}^n\) is a vertex closest to the centroid of \(U(m)\). Using a large deviation, multivariate local limit theorem due to Richter, we show that \(n/\pi\log n ...
Shao C. Fang, Santosh S. Venkatesh
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Review of Economic Studies, 2004
Summary: We analyse an overlapping generations model of voting on ``reform projects''. These resemble investments in that they first require some investment expenditure and later payoff. Since the time during which old people get the benefit is shorter, or because older people are more wealthy and hence pay more taxes, they are more conservative ...
MESSNER, MATTHIAS, M. Polborn
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Summary: We analyse an overlapping generations model of voting on ``reform projects''. These resemble investments in that they first require some investment expenditure and later payoff. Since the time during which old people get the benefit is shorter, or because older people are more wealthy and hence pay more taxes, they are more conservative ...
MESSNER, MATTHIAS, M. Polborn
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The Continuity of Majority Rule Equilibrium
Econometrica, 1975Under the assumption of single peaked preferences, the majority rule equilibrium considered as a correspondence from the voters' preference peaks is shown to be continuous. We also complement the work of Fishburn [6], who first presented a general location theorem for majority rule equilibriums, by dropping the assumptions that the alternative set is ...
Denzau, Arthur T, Parks, Robert P
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Optimal Majority Rule Versus Simple Majority Rule
2020We consider social dynamics determined by voting in a stochastic environment with qualified majority rules for homogeneous society consisting of classically rational economic agents. Proposals are generated by means of random variables in accordance with the ViSE model.
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A Characterization of Majority Rule for Hierarchies
Journal of Classification, 2008zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Fred R. McMorris, Robert C. Powers
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Majority Consensus and the Local Majority Rule
2001We study a rather generic communication/coordination/ computation problem: in a finite network of agents, each initially having one of the two possible states, can the majority initial state be computed and agreed upon by means of local computation only?
Nabil H. Mustafa, Aleksandar Sasa Pekec
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The Simple Majority Decision Rule
Econometrica, 1969So far we have several conditions for consistency in the simple majority decision rule. These conditions assume that some preference orderings are not in the list of the possible individual orderings and each individual is free to choose any ordering in this list.
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2019
We continue the discussion on rule choices in dichotomous settings. An argument for the simple majority principle is built by assuming that each ballot configuration is equally likely. In a situation where just three voters are present it turns out that the probability of each voter being on the winning side is maximized when the simple majority rule ...
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We continue the discussion on rule choices in dichotomous settings. An argument for the simple majority principle is built by assuming that each ballot configuration is equally likely. In a situation where just three voters are present it turns out that the probability of each voter being on the winning side is maximized when the simple majority rule ...
Adiel Teixeira de Almeida +2 more
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Democratic pluralism and majority rule
South African Journal of Philosophy, 1999What is the connection between democracy and majority rule? Democracy must legitimize itself by an appeal to some conception of the common good and not by majority interests. Nevertheless, it requires an implementation of the common good through some kind of majority rule. In this article a distinction is made between the majority principle, on the one
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