Using Market Design to Reform the US Electoral College

Boudreau James, Cramton Peter (), Katzman Brett, Mathews Timothy and Schwartz Jesse A.
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Boudreau James: Department of Economics and Finance, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
Cramton Peter: Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany
Katzman Brett: Department of Economics and Finance, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
Mathews Timothy: Department of Economics and Finance, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA
Schwartz Jesse A.: Department of Economics and Finance, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, USA

The Economists' Voice, 2025, vol. 22, issue 1, 5-23

Abstract: No election rules are perfect, but they can be better. The Electoral College is increasingly failing to represent voter preferences in determining election winners. A path to reform begins with identifying election goals and establishing voting rules that best achieve these goals.

Keywords: voting rules; market design; election reform; Electoral College; popular vote (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D71 D72 D8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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