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On the ultrafilter representation of coalitionally strategy-proof social choice functions

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  • Surekha Rao

    (Indiana University Northwest)

  • Achille Basile

    (Università Federico II)

  • K. P. S. Bhaskara Rao

    (Indiana University Northwest)

Abstract

By means of a simple new characterization of ultrafilters, we elementarily prove, in the case of finitely many alternatives and arbitrarily large societies, that every coalitionally strategy-proof social choice function with at least three alternatives in its range is given by an ultrafilter. This provides an alternate and simple proof of results in Mihara (Soc Choice Welf 17:393–402, 2000). In case there are only two alternatives in the range of a coalitionally strategy-proof social choice function, we describe its structure, supplementing the work of Barberà et al. (Int J Game Theory 41:791–808, 2012).

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  • Surekha Rao & Achille Basile & K. P. S. Bhaskara Rao, 2018. "On the ultrafilter representation of coalitionally strategy-proof social choice functions," Economic Theory Bulletin, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 6(1), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:etbull:v:6:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s40505-017-0129-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s40505-017-0129-0
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    1. Basile, Achille & Rao, Surekha & Bhaskara Rao, K.P.S., 2021. "The structure of two-valued coalitional strategy-proof social choice functions," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
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    3. Achille Basile & Surekha Rao & K. P. S. Bhaskara Rao, 2020. "The structure of two-valued strategy-proof social choice functions with indifference," Papers 2002.06341, arXiv.org, revised Jul 2020.
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    Social choice functions; Coalitional strategy proofness; Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem; Ultrafilters;
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    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations

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