Kenneth Arrow and Social Choice Theory

2015 ◽  
pp. 108-138
Author(s):  
Andrew Hindmoor ◽  
Brad Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Social Choice ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Social Choice Theory ◽  
Kenneth Arrow

Kenneth Arrow on Social Choice Theory

2011 ◽  
pp. 3-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Arrow ◽  
Amartya Sen ◽  
Kotaro Suzumura
Keyword(s):  
Social Choice ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Social Choice Theory ◽  
Kenneth Arrow

scholarly journals Optimal Voting Rules

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peyton Young
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Social Choice ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Social Choice Theory ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Voting Rules ◽  
Voting Rule ◽  
Marquis De Condorcet ◽  
Kenneth Arrow

Modern social choice theory, following Kenneth Arrow, treats voting as a method for aggregating diverse preferences and values. An earlier view, initiated by Marquis de Condorcet, is that voting is a method for aggregating information. Voters’ opinions differ because they make errors of judgment; absent these errors they would all agree on the best choice. The goal is to design a voting rule that identifies the best choice with highest probability. This paper examines maximum likelihood estimation. Surprisingly, the optimal rule can also be axiomatized by variations of Arrow's axioms.

Precursors to Public Choice

2019 ◽  
pp. 796-816
Author(s):  
Iain McLean
Keyword(s):  
Public Choice ◽  
Social Choice ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Social Choice Theory ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mathematical Skill ◽  
The Many ◽  
Selection Of

This chapter reviews the many appearances, disappearances, and reappearances of axiomatic thought about social choice and elections since the era of ancient Greek democracy. Social choice is linked to the wider public-choice movement because both are theories of agency. Thus, just as the first public-choice theorists include Hobbes, Hume, and Madison, so the first social-choice theorists include Pliny, Llull, and Cusanus. The social-choice theory of agency appears in many strands. The most important of these are binary vs. nonbinary choice; aggregation of judgement vs. aggregation of opinion; and selection of one person vs. selection of many people. The development of social choice required both a public-choice mindset and mathematical skill.

Social choice theory

2013 ◽  
pp. 263-284
Author(s):  
Martin Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Social Choice ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Social Choice Theory
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