The (sub-)optimality of the majority rule
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- Schmitz, Patrick W. & Tröger, Thomas, 2012. "The (sub-)optimality of the majority rule," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 74(2), pages 651-665.
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majority rule;JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2011-08-15 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-GTH-2011-08-15 (Game Theory)
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