Abstract
In this paper we consider the standard voting model with a finite set of alternatives A and n voters and address the following question: what are the characteristics of domains D that induce the property that every strategy-proof social choice function f : Dn → A satisfying unanimity, has the tops-only property? We first impose a minimal richness condition which ensures that for every alternative a, there exists an admissible ordering where a is maximal. We identify conditions on D that are sufficient for strategy-proofness and unanimity to imply tops onlyness in the general case of n voters and in the special case, n = 2. We provide an algorithm for constructing tops- only domains from connected graphs with elements of A as nodes. We provide several applications of our results. Finally, we relax the minimal richness assumption and partially extend our results. 1
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 191-204 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Social Psychology |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 10 Aug 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Early online date - 10 Aug 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- biopsychosocial model
- emotion regulation
- heart rate variability
- sexism
- women in STEM