Abstract
We generalize the traditional concept of single-peaked preference domains in two ways. First, we introduce the concept of a multiple single-peaked domain, where the set of alternatives is equipped with several underlying orderings with respect to which a preference can be single-peaked, and we argue that these domains are appropriate to represent preferences over political parties. Second, we define a domain of multi-dimensional single-peaked preferences based on the condition of value-restricted preferences by Sen (1966). We provide complete characterizations of the strategy-proof social choice functions on both multiple and multi-dimensional single-peaked domains. For both domains, we also identify the subclasses consisting of all anonymous strategy-proof social choice functions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 349-383 |
Journal | Journal of Economic Theory |
Volume | 157 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Economics
Free keywords
- Social choice function
- Strategy-proofness
- Single-peakedness
- Spatial voting