An application of asymptotic density to characterizing voting rules

Rok, strany: 2005, 29 - 37

In this paper, we outline an application of asymptotic density in the field of mathematical social science. The topic we analyze is the axiomatic characterization of voting rules. Specifically, we extend the existing characterizations of majority and supermajority rules to the case of an infinite electorate. After presenting the classic results for the finite setting, we use asymptotic density to define density $q$-rules, which are characterized by neutrality, monotonicity, and bounded anonymity on almost all sets. We give an example illustrating the limits of this characterization and close by analyzing density majority rule.

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Fey, M. 2005. An application of asymptotic density to characterizing voting rules. In Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications, vol. 31, no.2, pp. 29-37. 1210-3195.

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Fey, M. (2005). An application of asymptotic density to characterizing voting rules. Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications, 31(2), 29-37. 1210-3195.