A NOTE ON STABILITY OF OUTCOMES WITH VOTE TRADING,

Abstract

The author claims that no stable outcome ordinarily exists with vote trading. This is a statement with empirical content that can be refuted only by examination of payoff matrices that 'ordinarily' characterize vote trading situations. Theorem 3 states a condition under which no stable outcome exists, and his claim is based upon the feeling that this condition is often fulfilled. He states that if there is a stable outcome with vote trading, it must be exactly the same as the outcome without vote trading. The proof of Theorem 2 substantiates the statement, given the assumptions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0648528

Entities

People

  • R. E. Park

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Fields of Study

  • Economics
  • Mathematics

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