[fre] L'article se propose d'atteindre deux buts. D'une part montrer que la notion de système auto-organisé peut combler le vide épistémologique qui sépare d'un côté le parti-pris d'individualisme méthodologique et de l'autre côté les équilibres de marché. D'autre part montrer qu'il...

The voting rule proposed by Basset and Persky (Public Choice 99:299–310, <CitationRef CitationID="CR2">1999</CitationRef>) picks the alternative with the best median evaluation. This paper shows that this MaxMed principle is equivalent to the MaxMin (so-called Rawls’) principle, with the proviso that one can discard half of the...</citationref>

The paper proposes a way to measure mechanical and psychological effects of majority runoff versus plurality electoral systems in candidate elections. Building on a series of laboratory experiments, we evaluate these effects with respect to the probability of electing a Condorcet winner...

Under evaluative voting, the voter freely grades each candidate on a numerical scale, with the winning candidate being determined by the sum of the grades they receive. This paper compares evaluative voting with the two-round system, reporting on an experiment which used various evaluation...

This paper provides a theoretical foundation that supports the degressive proportionality principle in apportionment problems, such as the allocation of seats in a federal parliament. The utility assigned by an individual to a constitutional rule is a function of the frequency with which each...

The paper considers approval voting for a large population of voters. It is proven that, based on statistical information about candidate scores, rational voters vote sincerly. It is also proven that if a Condorcet-winner exists, this candidate is elected.