Recently, Marengo and Settepanella (2010) introduced a model of social choice among bundles of interdependent elements. In this paper we prove that their voting model is highly decidable, i.e. a group of agents that agrees to use such voting process has an high probability to reach a final decision. We also better qualify the degree of manipulability of such a final decision, showing that it is independent not only from the agenda, but also from the initial condition. Therefore we show that the Marengo and Settepanella (2010) model has nice properties of decidability and can be fruitfully used both for normative and positive analyses of collective choices among complex interdependent elements.

Decidability in complex social choices

Settepanella S;
2015-01-01

Abstract

Recently, Marengo and Settepanella (2010) introduced a model of social choice among bundles of interdependent elements. In this paper we prove that their voting model is highly decidable, i.e. a group of agents that agrees to use such voting process has an high probability to reach a final decision. We also better qualify the degree of manipulability of such a final decision, showing that it is independent not only from the agenda, but also from the initial condition. Therefore we show that the Marengo and Settepanella (2010) model has nice properties of decidability and can be fruitfully used both for normative and positive analyses of collective choices among complex interdependent elements.
2015
12
223
234
Social rule, object, optimum, probability, tournament
Amendola G; Marengo L; Pirino D; Settepanella S; Takemura A
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
2015_DecidabilityInComplexSocialCho.pdf

Accesso riservato

Tipo di file: PDF EDITORIALE
Dimensione 1.56 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
1.56 MB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia
Soc_choice_completa.pdf

Accesso aperto

Tipo di file: PREPRINT (PRIMA BOZZA)
Dimensione 131.23 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
131.23 kB Adobe PDF Visualizza/Apri

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/2318/1843779
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 2
social impact