Pareto, Anonymity, and Independence: Four Alternatives
Donald Campbell () and
Jerry Kelly ()
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Donald Campbell: Department of Economics, College of William and Mary
Jerry Kelly: Department of Economics, Syracuse University
No 39, Working Papers from Economics Department, William & Mary
Abstract:
For four alternatives and an even number of individuals, we prove a conjecture in a companion paper: It is impossible for a social choice rule to satisfy all of (1) Pareto, (2) anonymity, (3) full domain, and (4) independence of some alternative, a relaxation of ArrowÕs IIA.
Keywords: Pareto; anonymity; independence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D70 D71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2006-08-16
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