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Level r Consensus and Stable Social Choice
Mahajne, Muhammad; Nitzan, Shmuel; Volij, Oscar - CESifo - 2014
We propose the concept of level r consensus as a useful property of a preference profile which considerably enhances … the stability of social choice. This concept involves a weakening of unanimity, the most extreme form of consensus. It is … shown that if a preference profile exhibits level r consensus around a given preference relation, the associated majority …
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Social Identity and Voter Turnout
Ben-Bassat, Avi; Dahan, Momi - CESifo - 2008
This paper uses the unique social structure of Arab communities to examine the effect of social identity on voter turnout. We first show that voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who shares their social group (signified by last name) as compared to other candidates. Using last name as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405976
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Social Identity and Redistributive Preferences: A Survey
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Cowell, Frank - CESifo - 2013
Social identity has become accepted as a key concept underpinning the endogeneity of economic behaviour and preferences. It is important in explaining attitudes towards redistribution and pro-social behaviour. We examine how economic theory measures social identity and its effects on preferences...
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