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Behavioral Social Choice: Probabilistic Models, Statistical Inference, and Applications

Behavioral Social Choice: Probabilistic Models, Statistical Inference, and Applications

Regenwetter, Michel
Marley, A. A. J.
Grofman, Bernard N.

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General SociologyUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0521829682
ISBN13: 9780521829687
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 15 2006
Pages: 258
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Looking at the probabilistic foundations of collective decision-making rules, the authors challenge much of the existing theoretical wisdom about social choice processes, and seek to restore faith in the possibility of democratic decision-making. In particular, they argue that worries about the supposed prevalence of majority rule cycles, that would preclude groups from reaching a final decision about what alternative they prefer, have been greatly overstated. In practice, majority rule can be expected to work well in most real-world settings. They provide new insights into how alternative model specifications can change our estimates of social orderings.

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