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Parallel proofs of Arrow’s and the Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem

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Antonio Quesada (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)

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Arrow’s and the Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorems are proved using a common proof strategy based on a dictatorship result for choice functions. One of the instrumental results obtained shows the inconsistency between the basic assumption in each of these theorems and a mild majority principle.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Public Economics with number 0504003.

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Date of creation: 11 Apr 2005
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Keywords: Arrow’s theorem; Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem; Choice function; Majority.;

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