Which voting rule is most likely to choose the “best” candidate?
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Keywords
C4; D72; Spatial model; Multinomial-Dirichlet distribution; Black rule;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C4 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
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