Isbn: 9780521829687 - behavioral social choice: probabilistic models, statistical inference, and applications (4 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. Behavioral Social Choice looks at the probabilistic foundations of collective decision-making rules. Num Pages: 258 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465. . 2006. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. new title edition. 256 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Behavioral Social Choice looks 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. Furthermore, if there is a problem, they show that the problem is more likely to be one of sample estimates missing the majority winner in a close contest (e.g., Bush-Gore) than a problem about cycling. The authors also provide new mathematical tools to estimate the prevalence of cycles as a function of sample size and insights into how alternative model specifications can change our estimates of social orderings.…