A sufficient condition for acyclic social choice in a single-profile world

Lahiri, Somdeb (2009): A sufficient condition for acyclic social choice in a single-profile world.

Abstract

In this paper we provide a sufficient condition for a social welfare relation to be a social decision relation (i.e. an acyclic social welfare relation) when the profile of individual preferences is given.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: acyclic, index, single-profile, social welfare relation
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory > C79 - Other; D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D71 - Social Choice ; Clubs ; Committees ; Associations

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