Econometrica

Journal Of The Econometric Society

An International Society for the Advancement of Economic
Theory in its Relation to Statistics and Mathematics

Edited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262

Econometrica: Jul, 1973, Volume 41, Issue 4

Transitive Binary Social Choices and Intraprofile Conditions

https://doi.org/0012-9682(197307)41:4<603:TBSCAI>2.0.CO;2-F
p. 603-615

Peter C. Fishburn

Transitivity-like properties for binary social choices on a triple of alternatives are shown to follow from simple conditions that apply within each voter preference profile, coupled with structural profile restrictions such as those used in single-peakedness. These results are compared to results obtained under the simple majority rule. The special intraprofile conditions used in the main theorem are related to interprofile conditions such as independence, neutrality, and monotonicity.


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