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A complete characterization of hierarchy

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When there are at least three social states, a rational social choice rule under unrestricted domain is a hierarchy if and only if it satisfies strong neutrality and strong Pareto principle, if and only if it satisfies independence of irrelevant alternatives, strong Pareto principle, and Pareto indifference principle.

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  • Ou-Yang, Kui, 2015. "A complete characterization of hierarchy," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 162-164.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:136:y:2015:i:c:p:162-164
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.09.033
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    Keywords

    Social welfare function; Hierarchy; Dictatorship;
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    JEL classification:

    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations

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