Single profile of preferences with variable societies: A characterization of simple majority rule

We study simple majority rule for a fixed profile of individuals' preferences and a variable society. Four properties each linking decisions by a group to decisions by its various subgroups are introduced, and are used for characterizing simple majority rule.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Xu, Yongsheng ; Zhong, Zhen
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 107.2010, 2, p. 119-121
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Simple majority rule Single profile of preferences Variable societies

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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