A characterization of the plurality rule

Yohei Sekiguchi

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 116, issue 3, 330-332

Abstract: We consider an axiomatic characterization of the plurality rule, which selects the alternative(s) most preferred by the largest number of individuals. We strengthen the characterization result of Yeh [Yeh, C.-H., 2008. An efficiency characterization of plurality rule in collective choice problems. Economic Theory 34, 575–583] by replacing efficiency axiom by the weaker axiom called faithfulness. Formally, we show that the plurality rule is the only rule satisfying anonymity, neutrality, reinforcement, tops-only, and faithfulness.

Keywords: Plurality rule; Faithfulness; Reinforcement; Tops-only (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D70 D71 D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.03.025

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