Alternative proofs of Arrow’s general possibility theorem

Sususmu Cato ()

Economic Theory Bulletin, 2013, vol. 1, issue 2, No 4, 137 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper provides two brief proofs of Arrow’s general possibility theorem. The second one is simple and short. Our proofs are inspired by the pioneering work by Inada (Ann. Inst. Stat. Math. 6:115–122, 1954).

Keywords: Arrow’s impossibility theorem; Alternative proof (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D70 D71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s40505-013-0012-6

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