An axiomatic re-characterization of the Kemeny rule

Burak Can, Mohsen Pourpouneh*, Ton Storcken

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Abstract

The Kemeny rule is one of the well studied decision rules. In this paper we show that the Kemeny rule is the only rule which is unbiased, monotone, strongly tie-breaking, strongly gradual, and weighed tournamental. We show that these conditions are logically independent.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)447-467
Number of pages21
JournalReview of Economic Design
Volume26
Issue number3
Early online date14 Aug 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2022

JEL classifications

  • d70 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General
  • d71 - "Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations"
  • d72 - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

Keywords

  • Kemeny rule
  • Preference aggregation
  • Axiomatic characterization

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