Should Candidates Flip a Coin If the Difference in Their Votes is Small?

A coin flip can be a good way to settle an election if the margin of victory is small and it is known that there is a good chance of fraud by one candidate. In that case, however, an even better rule is to award victory to the apparent loser

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Rasmusen, Eric
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Theorie \| Theory \| Abstimmungsregel \| Voting rule \| Wahl \| Election

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (13 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 25, 2001 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.261688 [DOI]
Classification:	C11 - Bayesian Analysis ; C44 - Statistical Decision Theory; Operations Research ; D70 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making. General ; D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legistures, and Voting Behavior ; D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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