A Game of the Throne of Saint Peter

Andrew Mackenzie

doi:10.26481/umagsb.2018015

A Game of the Throne of Saint Peter

Andrew Mackenzie

Microeconomics & Public Economics

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Abstract

In the Roman Catholic Church, the pope is elected by the (cardinal) electors through “scrutiny,” where each elector casts an anonymous nomination. Using historical documents, we argue that a guiding principle for the church has been the protection of electors from the temptation to defy God through dishonest nomination. Based on axiomatic analysis involving this principle, we recommend that the church overturn the changes of Pope Pius XII (1945) to reinstate the scrutiny of Pope Gregory XV (1621), and argue that randomization in the case of deadlock merits consideration.

Original language	English
Publisher	Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26481/umagsb.2018015
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2018

Publication series

Series	GSBE Research Memoranda
Number	015

JEL classifications

d82 - "Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design"
d71 - "Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations"
d72 - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
z12 - Cultural Economics: Religion

Keywords

economics
mathematical economics
Microeconomics

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