A Talmudic constrained voting majority rule
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-021-00895-w
Abstract: Talmudic Law requires a minimal supermajority (13 out of 23) for conviction, but at the same time, provides that a unanimous conviction leads to a mistrial. We derive the necessary and sufficient conditions for sincere… read more here.
Keywords: majority rule; constrained voting; rule; talmudic constrained ... See more keywords
Yet another characterization of the majority rule
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.01.026
Abstract: We prove an alternative characterization of the majority rule for unrestricted societies and a binary agenda. It uses neither of the three original axioms from the characterization by May (1952) for fixed societies that confront… read more here.
Keywords: majority rule; yet another; characterization; characterization majority ... See more keywords
Prosociality in Majority Decisions: A Laboratory Experiment on the Robustness of the Uncovered Set
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DOI: 10.1017/xps.2020.43
Abstract: Abstract Social choice theory demonstrates that majority rule is generically indeterminate. However, from an empirical perspective, large and arbitrary policy shifts are rare events in politics. The uncovered set (UCS) is the dominant preference-based explanation… read more here.
Keywords: majority rule; prosociality majority; majority decisions; uncovered set ... See more keywords
Divergence and consensus in majority rule.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.l060301
Abstract: We investigate majority rule dynamics in a population with two classes of people, each with two opinion states ±1, and with tunable interactions between people in different classes. In an update, a randomly selected group… read more here.
Keywords: majority rule; consensus majority; majority; divergence consensus ... See more keywords
Majority rule dynamics between a double coalition and a third opinion: coalition profit models and majority coalition ties
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DOI: 10.1177/1059712319895486
Abstract: This article explores the opinion dynamics of a double coalition opinion against a third opinion under majority rule updates on odd fixed size connected groups. For this purpose, coalition benefit criteria and three opinion formation… read more here.
Keywords: opinion; coalition ties; coalition; majority rule ... See more keywords