Anonymous, neutral and reversal symmetric majority rules

Daniela Bubboloni () and Michele Gori

No 2013-05, Working Papers - Mathematical Economics from Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa

Abstract: In the standard arrovian framework and under the assumptions that individual preferences and social outcomes are linear orders over the set of alternatives, we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of anonymous, neutral and reversal symmetric rules and for the existence of anonymous, neutral, reversal symmetric majority rules

Keywords: Social welfare function; anonymity; neutrality; reversal symmetry; majority; linear order; group theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2013-10
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