When is Condorcet's Jury Theorem valid?

Daniel Berend and Jacob Paroush
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Daniel Berend: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Jacob Paroush: Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel

Social Choice and Welfare, 1998, vol. 15, issue 4, 488 pages

Abstract: Existing proofs of Condorcet's Jury Theorem formulate only sufficient conditions for its validity. This paper provides necessary and sufficient conditions for Condorcet's Jury Theorem. The framework of the analysis is the case of heterogeneous decisional competence, but the independence assumption is maintained.

Date: 1998-08-06
Note: Received: 23 January 1997/Accepted: 8 March 1997
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