Approval-based shortlisting

Martin Lackner () and Jan Maly ()
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Martin Lackner: TU Wien
Jan Maly: TU Wien

Social Choice and Welfare, 2025, vol. 64, issue 1, No 5, 97-142

Abstract: Abstract Shortlisting is the task of reducing a long list of alternatives to a (smaller) set of best or most suitable alternatives. Shortlisting is often used in the nomination process of awards or in recommender systems to display featured objects. In this paper, we analyze shortlisting methods that are based on approval data, a common type of preferences. Furthermore, we assume that the size of the shortlist, i.e., the number of best or most suitable alternatives, is not fixed but determined by the shortlisting method. We axiomatically analyze established and new shortlisting methods and complement this analysis with an experimental evaluation based on synthetic and real-world data. Our results lead to recommendations which shortlisting methods to use, depending on the desired properties.

Date: 2025
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