Single profile of preferences with variable societies: A characterization of simple majority rule

Yongsheng Xu and Zhen Zhong

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 107, issue 2, 119-121

Abstract: We study simple majority rule for a fixed profile of individuals' preferences and a variable society. Four properties each linking decisions by a group to decisions by its various subgroups are introduced, and are used for characterizing simple majority rule.

Keywords: Simple; majority; rule; Single; profile; of; preferences; Variable; societies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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