Only a Dictatorship is Efficient or Neutral

Joint with: Lewis A. Kornhauser, School of Law, New York Universtiy

In many, if not most, elections, several different seats must be filled, so that a group of candidates, or an assembly, is selected. Typically in these elections, voters cast their ballots on a seat-by-seat basis. These election procedures are problematic. In particular, we show that seat-by-seat methods are efficient or neutral only under extreme conditions.

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