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Paola Manzini (Queen Mary, University of London & IZA)
Marco Mariotti (Queen Mary, University of London)

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We study the properties of decisions made by committees who select alternatives by constructing shortlists. We find that even when committees are themselves rational, such procedures may not give rise to rational choices. A necessary condition for this to occur is disagreement between committees. However, we delimit substantially the extent of `irrationality' that these procedures allow.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Public Economics with number 0503006.

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Length: 10 pages
Date of creation: 15 Mar 2005
Date of revision: 14 Jul 2005
Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwppe:0503006

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Keywords: Committees; shortlist; menu-dependence; cycles of choice;

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D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations

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  1. Paola Manzini & Marco Mariotti, 2004. "Rationalizing Boundedly Rational Choice," Microeconomics 0407005, EconWPA, revised 21 Jul 2005. [Downloadable!]
  2. Sen, Amartya K, 1971. "Choice Functions and Revealed Preference," Review of Economic Studies, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 38(115), pages 307-17, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Sen, Amartya, 1993. "Internal Consistency of Choice," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 61(3), pages 495-521, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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